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- Take physical exercise, even if it's only walking. Our physical health affects how we experience stress.
- Don't be tempted to work longer and longer hours. Try to work more effectively. Tiredness increases stress.
- Break up Our work into smaller chunks. Complete a job before we start the next one. The satisfaction of seeing a job done reduced stress.
- Make an effort to keep up outside interests. If the only thing left in our life is our work, our worries will get out of proportion.
- Pay attention to our social life. Talking to people who care about us is an important safety valve.
- Don't lose self confidence. People in work always under-rate their knowledge and skills. Sometimes it's only when they lose their job that they discover exactly how much they know!
- Take regular breaks from work, especially if we work at a screen or are in long meetings. We work BETTER if we take a short break every 20-30 minutes and if we do take a break over lunch.
- Take time for our family if we have one. Close emotional relationships - particularly with partners, parents & children - suffer greatly when someone is stressed.
- Stress isn't a guilty secret. See how our company can help. Good companies want us to work at optimum levels....and they have a duty of care to our physical and mental health. Around 40% of large companies now have stress care programmes.
- Set self targets for these areas; e.g. at least one walk a day; going to a club once a week. We'll feel a greater sense of control over our life.
- FINALLY - Stress can have alarming symptoms. Some of these symptoms can also be caused by physical conditions. If in doubt, consult doctor.
- Take physical exercise, even if it's only walking. Our physical health affects how we experience stress.
- Don't be tempted to work longer and longer hours. Try to work more effectively. Tiredness increases stress.
- Break up Our work into smaller chunks. Complete a job before we start the next one. The satisfaction of seeing a job done reduced stress.
- Make an effort to keep up outside interests. If the only thing left in our life is our work, our worries will get out of proportion.
- Pay attention to our social life. Talking to people who care about us is an important safety valve.
- Don't lose self confidence. People in work always under-rate their knowledge and skills. Sometimes it's only when they lose their job that they discover exactly how much they know!
- Take regular breaks from work, especially if we work at a screen or are in long meetings. We work BETTER if we take a short break every 20-30 minutes and if we do take a break over lunch.
- Take time for our family if we have one. Close emotional relationships - particularly with partners, parents & children - suffer greatly when someone is stressed.
- Stress isn't a guilty secret. See how our company can help. Good companies want us to work at optimum levels....and they have a duty of care to our physical and mental health. Around 40% of large companies now have stress care programmes.
- Set self targets for these areas; e.g. at least one walk a day; going to a club once a week. We'll feel a greater sense of control over our life.
- FINALLY - Stress can have alarming symptoms. Some of these symptoms can also be caused by physical conditions. If in doubt, consult doctor.