2006-06-13T01:29:00.000-07:00

HOW TO AVOIDING WORK STRESS

Stress at work in most cases is inevitable. That is just life in the working world. However, a poor response to stressors can have serious repercussions on your health and well-being.

This is why we must take steps to avoid stress at work and not be overwhelmed by it. We will be faced with stressors at work every day.

A clever person recognises the stressors at work and take steps avoid being a victim of them.

HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR ADVOIDING STRESS AT WORK

SLEEP WELL

Get plenty of rest each night. When we have not had the proper amount of sleep, we tend to react

to stressors sometime more than necessary. In other word, we have a tendency to blow things out of proportion.

Realise taht there are some things that you cannot control. If you

model employee and yet fear job loss at work, it would be best that you drop that fear.

Many times model employees lose their jobs due to absolutely no fault of their own.

It's just that the company could no longer either afford or utilise the person's services. When we worry about things we cannot control, this peoduces stress.

TRY TO AVOID OVERTIME

Don't work too many hours. In most professions, some overtime is necessary, but if you find yourself working most of your working hours then you are working too much, This produces stress.

Learn to say 'no' even to your boss if you have to. If your boss doesn't like it, then maybe you need to find another job to avoid stress work.

Of course, If you are being well rewarded for overtime, it might not be easy to say 'no'.

Step away from stressful situations if you can. You might be faced with deadline and folks may keep visiting your desk to get a status report. You want to just fire back and say : "If you would leave me alone I might just get it done!" This, however, would you make it worse and produce more stress. It,s best to just go for walk.

VISIT THE GYM

Of course, proper diet and exercise are important to avoiding stress at work. Going to the gym is an incredible way to release stress. Working out or doing aerobic exercise is a great way to release tension.

It,s better if you go on regular basic (perhaps two or three times a week) after work with a friend. This way you get exercise and are able to socialise at the same time. It,s a great way to spend a couple of hours. Participating in sports or going out with friends are also good ways to de-stress

REMEMBER, IF YOU DON'T TAKE MEASURES TO AVOID STRESS AT WORK, YOU MIGHT END UP WITH SOME SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS

Avoiding work stress