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Workplace Stress And Your Health

May 29th, 2010 by Mark Walters

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While going to work may give us income, structure, and a sense of pride, it can also cause a lot of worry and stress. While some pressure at work is necessary to make our work fulfilling and to make us more productive, stress happens when the pressure is excessive and / or continuous and we do not have adequate recovery time. The primary cause of employee exercised sick leave is often work-related stress. In fact, studies have demonstrated that as many as one in six individuals indicated their jobs were exceedingly stressful.

Although work-related stress can be triggered by sudden, unexpected pressures, it is often the consequence of a combination of stressful factors that build up over time. You can feel work-related stress due to a myriad of factors. For example, the environment in which you work, the hours and schedule you work, the dynamics of your interactions with your coworkers, not being challenged enough, or feeling too overwhelmed due to not having the skills needed to complete the job.

Both psychological and physical health issues area caused by stress at work. Stress may cause physical symptoms such as digestive issues, sweating, headaches, difficulty sleeping, backaches, and tiredness. Psychological symptoms of stress may involve a lowered sex drive (libido), difficulty concentrating, disrupted eating patterns, feelings of irritability and mood swings, a lack of motivation, and feelings of not being able to cope.

It is impossible to escape pressure at work altogether, so it is important that you learn how to deal with stress effectively. Stress can be dealt with by three simple methods:

- Alter your responses to the causes of stress

- Reducing the way stress affects our body

- Learning alternative ways of coping

You need to get specialist help if you have tried to deal with your work-related stress but have not seen acceptable improvements. Do not resist seeing someone because you believe this indicates weakness. It is weak to simply sit and pretend there is no problem. It takes strength to solve your problem. When you talk to your health care provider, he will recognize the signs and symptoms of work-related stress. They can talk you through the origins and triggers. They will also teach you how to relax using special strategies.

If you believe your stress at work is being caused by someone harassing or bullying you, you will need to report this to your personnel or human resources department. Being victimized at work is something that no-one should have to face and the good news is that the vast majority of companies now have policies in place in order to deal with this type of problem. You can take action against workplace harassment even if your supervisor or manager does not act against your tormentor, as there are laws to protect you.

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