How to deal with stress at workplace

                                                      “It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.”

                                                                                                                 – Hans Selye

Have you ever been in a situation where the tied ropes are nothing but endless to-do list, much-nearing deadlines, and targets then finally the word comes out of your mouth 'Eek! I feel stressed'? How does stress play a vital role in our workplace? Let's jump in it.

Why does our body feel stress?

Going back to the past scenario

Above all, the push of stress is planned by nature. Without "stress" evolution or survival of humankind is impossible. For instance, consider our ancestors who carry on a million years back, they lived in caves where other wild creatures like lion and tiger lived as well. Keeping in mind the end goal to remain alive, they had to battle with the wild creatures for protecting themselves. Here the stress acts as an alert to feel that they are in an inherent risk when they are closer to each other.

We should realize that stress is a physical reaction when the body assumes it is under attack and the mode changes to 'fight or flight'. That interim the body begins to discharge a tangled arrangement of hormones and chemicals such as adrenaline, cortisol, and norepinephrine to set up the brain and body for physical action either to battle or flee.

Coming back to the present scenario

In an individual’s point of view unlike the other factors, workplace stress is highly personal. The myth in everyone's mind is the job that creates pressure which leads to stress, but the fact is the individual's mindset is the culprit that makes to behave like that. Certain factors that influence work stress such as

How stress affects you:

Possible tips to manage stress at workplace:

Progress one step at a time:

Generally, you might feel better when the work pressure or stress is at a low height. To feel it low all you have to do is to concentrate on one thing at a time, this might be at workplace or school or personal life. This habit will make the work done in time with a high quality in addition. Instead of consuming much time at doing the things for several times, sort it out, and replace it with respect to the level of accuracy it deserves. Take some time to think what it needs to be done initially and plan the procedure accordingly. If it is in the case of multi tasking: You can set off like morning, afternoon session based.

Do things smart and short:

Sometimes the task sheet itself makes you stressed and overwhelmed. So start doing things in a smart way where you feel comfortable and particular. Maintain to-do list in smart and short-terms. List out the top 2 or 3 priority issues and try to resolve it.

Make your prime focus on the solution:

Instead of taking the thought process in a regular way, try to solve it in different way like redirecting the focus on solutions. Concentrate 80% of the solution and spend only 20% on the dwelling which makes the productivity glow. To know more about increasing productivity and well-being. Click here

Pack the things before bed:

A simple task we feel like lost everything in this world- When forgetting an important thing when you left out of the house to the office. Which kicks start the day with a bag full of stress that flows for the whole day. Instead, try simple hack that will make your day boom is to pack the stuff right before the day you go the bed which might not take around 5 min.

Enough break:

Take a regular and routine break time which gives you enough oxygen to feel stress-free from busy scheduled work. Even you can utilize the break time as a wonderful time to relax slightly, put down the fork and spoon down for a bit to focus on taste and texture of the food, and enjoy eating. Which makes you enthused and motivated.

Zoom out of overload:

Limit your daily information intakes such as newsletters, blogs, and podcasts. Taking too much of information might make to do for the day and you might run out of the daily mileage due to overload. This makes easy to focus on what you do. To know more about organizational and Individual Role in Reducing Stress at Work Place.Click here

Whatever discussed here are the short-term solution to manage your stress.

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