Face it. Even if you are stressed beyond your limits in the office, you can't do anything about it. After all, what job does not involve any stress? The secret is to make sure that
you can manage on the side the job of managing your stress!
Managing your stress however can be really tricky if you are inside the office. The work environment limits the ways that you can manage your stress. For instance, if watching TV or movies relieves your stress, you cannot very well do that inside the office. Neither can you play badminton or sing with a karaoke. The most that you can do is to play some
quick computer game, hoping that somehow it can relax you. For some people, this is enough; but for others, it is not.
But there are ways to relieve the stress while sitting on your office chair. Often, the trick is to not wait for the stress levels to go up. As they say in medicine, an ounce of prevention is more than a pound of cure. Don't wait to get stressed, avoid it like the plague! Here's how.
1. Eat healthy. People who are basically healthy will have more energy levels on which to work on. They are more able to withstand late nights and are more able to keep up with
long brain activities as compared to people who are not. To do this, you've got to eat healthy foods especially those that are rich in vitamins, minerals and proteins. Besides,
having all the energy that you need will help you cope better with stress when it happens.
2. Sleep. Sleeping provides the body the rest that it needs. Brain activity and bodily functions slow down when people are sleeping. Muscles also relax. When the body lacks sleep, energy levels go down and the brain becomes disoriented. This results in poorer concentration, which in the long run can become detrimental to your job functions. Thus, one way to avoid stress altogether is get the requisite 8 hours or more sleep. It will do you good.
3. Exercise. Another way to combat stress and to prevent it from happening altogether is to have a daily run or an exercise routine. Experts say that a person must work out 30
minutes each day to successfully keep the body in shape and healthy. Exercisestrengthens our resistance and surprisingly increases the energy levels. It helps keep the stressors at bay as it relaxes the muscles and keeps the air flowing freely through breathing techniques.
4. Manage time. Nothing can make you more stressful than not managing your time well. Just ask people who are used to cramming for exams or for work assignments. Planning your time right and doing what you are supposed to do on time will help keep the stressors away. Besides, by doing your assignments and work load piece by piece allows you to relax while doing it and gives you enough time to really work on it should the boss decides to have it real early.
5. Smile. Being happy and optimistic is the number one stress buster there is. Do you know that smiling can help keep the muscles in the face relaxed? It actually uses less muscles than when you are frowning. So laugh on the job and keep it
cool.
Do you suffer from stress at work? What do you do to cope with it?
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Comments (5)
We like to play pranks on each other. It kills the tension and brings so much laughter. We do stuff like re-arrange keys on the keyboard, sticker everything in people's cubes or put all the trash containers in the vacinity in someone's cube. Little stuff like that is harmless and hightens team spirit.
If all else fails...PUNCH EM IN THE PANTS!
I am unable to handle stress at a normal job since it exacerbates my conditions, so I work at home where I can do things at my own pace.
as sumone who got anxiety disorder,apparently i got like tons of stress in me.i jus pray to god for the strength to hold on to my willpower when it gets worse.reli there's nth else i can do.
My job is a restaurant manager. My boss, the owner, is seemingly bipolar. Some days she's nice and other days she's a bitch. I have just started to be completely complacent. My answer to anything she says is: "yes" "sorry" "I'll try harder" or "okay" That's it. I have started running after work and that helps a great deal!
and breathe.