How to cope with stress better
In aid of Mental Health Awareness Week, we are looking at stress and how we are coping with it in the workplace.
Its normal to feel stressed with everyday life, whether it’s in the workplace or at home. Feeling overwhelmed could lead to mental health problems and it's important to ensure we can manage our daily stresses.
Read our top tips on how to manage stress levels at work more effectively below.
What is stress?
We all know what it is like to feel stressed and some refer to ‘stresses’ we may be under regularly. But, what exactly is stress? When looking under a biological context, stress is a mental, physical or an emotional factor that causes mental or bodily tension.
Employees
Working is a huge part of our lives. It's important to keep happy whilst in your workplace, as excessive stress can affect your performance and productivity at work. We all want to ensure we are working at our optimum and looking after ourselves.
Managing stress whilst at work doesn’t need to be difficult. Here are a few tips on what you can do:
Reach out
Whether it is to your friends or your family, speaking to someone can always help. Letting others know about your workplace stress can help make it seem easier.
Sharing your thoughts and feelings will also lighten any anxiety about work you may have.
Exercise
Why not go for a morning jog, or exercise after work? Exercising will release endorphins and allow you to feel much more energetic when you reach work.
In addition, exercise allows you to take care of your health long-term and has been proven to increase happiness when done for at least 30 minutes a day.
Make healthier food choices
Although you may feel like you want to reach for a few biscuits or chocolate at the desk, make healthier snack choices. Indulging in healthy fats such as nuts and grabbing fruit will help you feel both proud of yourself and also less sluggish whilst working.
Plan our tasks
One of the reasons we feel stressed at work is having too much work to manage. Why not plan your tasks to ensure you are actively meeting deadlines. Keeping tasks organised and ensuring you prioritise will keep focused on the more important tasks.
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Managing stress doesn’t need to be difficult. Just making simple changes can have a long-term benefit to your health. Like our tips for keeping happy in the workplace? Why not share this article with friends!