Work Stress Management

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We all go through some rigorous activities, and while some of us are easy to recover, both physically and mentally, there are those of us who takes longer time to heal.


When the sources of our fatigue is but a daily encounter, e.g., our work, then we have to learn ways and means of how to cope up with these energy sappers.


A battery that isn't recharged, and is continually drained, eventually runs out of energy, and dies. We don't want that to be our case, so let us all learn how to manage stress - at work.


Here is an Ezine article original. May it serve its purpose of letting us know, and in knowing, do what must be done - for us to be better persons - at work, and at home.


Read on...

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5 Steps to Reducing Inner Mental Stress at Work

What we call "stress" is actually our reaction to stress. The anger, the frustration, the high blood pressure and sleepless nights. These are all our mental and physical reactions to pressure. The workplace provides anxiety and stress on a daily - sometimes hourly - basis. Converting the stressful situation into an opportunity for gain is the best way to turn anxiety attack symptoms into the emotional high of victory. So how can you do that at work?

Stress at work is of 2 kinds. Physical stress and mental stress. Physical stress comes in when your boss asks you to "stay all night, if that's what it takes!" and you have to push your body beyond its normal limits. Mental stress is when your boss or your co-workers or your customers get on your nerves, or you are given a memo that contradicts the last memo about policies. This causes an internal disconnect, which puts stress on your emotions and body. No one wants those chest pains from stress, right?

Here are 5 ways to turn that internal emotional discord into a positive mental attitude using aggressive stress management:

1. Understand your company's mission and goals. A lot of times, people get stress out because they think the company is asking them to do something that contradicts what they think the company should be doing. For example, you get a memo imposing a stricter dress code. Talk to people who might know more. Maybe your company has decided to focus on appearance or customer perception. Maybe the owner read an article about "dress for success." Whatever it is, understanding why the change occurred can help you reconcile your internal disconnect.
2. Avoid toxic co-workers. Almost every workplace has the person who is always happy, always optimistic. Then, to balance it out, there's the pessimistic, always "gloom and doom" one. Avoid this one. No matter how nice - or needy - that person is, he or she is sucking your mental outlook dry and reducing you to their level.
3. Stay in shape and healthy. What? How is this internal? Because if you are physically healthy, then stress that hits your psyche doesn't turn your body upside down. And if your body isn't going all haywire over stress, you are able better to focus on the stress and come up with creative solutions.
4. Use a time management system that gets priorities done. Everyone has a time management system. The key is to have a system that permits - well, demands - that you say NO to interruptions and less important work. And endless "to do" lists simply aren't enough.
5. Stay in personal touch with human beings. Face to face contact does wonders for people. Social networking will keep you in touch intellectually, but not on the human-to-human level that we require. Get together with your friends. You don't even have to discuss the stress. Just being with someone will help you.

The key to handling stress is to attack it and convert it. Meditating on it will make you calmer in handling it, but it's still there. It's like the guy across the street is shooting at you. You can meditate, and feel better - and get shot at. You can plan the exact timing of your escape route - and get shot at. Or you can take some action (call the police, sneak around behind him) that will end the shooting. Your internal turmoil puts its own stress on the body. For example, too much worry causes tightness in chest with anxiety.

Inner stress is often more painful and hard to deal with than external stress. Even the symptoms of a mild anxiety attack are painful and distracting. This article has given some suggestions to help with that internal struggle. Notice that we avoided "meditation" or "tai chi" or "take a hot bath" suggestions. That's because our focus is on getting rid of the stress, which reduces the need for you to manipulate your emotions about it.

If you are interested in expanding this stress management concept to every area of your life, learn the 12 components of a comprehensive stress management system in your free exclusive copy of STRESS JUDO: The Overview. Rick Carter has been a trial attorney for over 15 years, and has studied martial arts for over 24+ years. He combined the principles of judo with the best stress management techniques he had learned inside the courtroom and the arena, to create STRESS JUDO. Also available is the EXCLUSIVE and completely unique STRESS JUDO Black Belt System. Get a Black Belt in defeating stress.

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