Work-related stress is practically unavoidable these
days. Unfortunately, long-term stress can have severe
impact on your physical and emotional health. If you struggle with anger
management issues, it can be even more difficult for you. If you are currently taking online
anger management courses through AIC. American Integrity Courses, or you have been recently ordered by a
judge to take these course, these tips on dealing with workplace stress can be
a great supplement.
Keep Track
Journaling can be a great stress-reliever by itself, but
keeping track of the things that stress you out is important. Carefully observe
which specific things are causing stress and anger responses and write them
down. Go back to them later when you are feeling calm and try to determine how
you can best deal with each stressor. Be as detailed as possible with your
notes – where were you, who was involved, what was going on, and how did you
react? This will help you identify
patterns.
Develop Healthier
Stress Responses
Once you know what is stressing you out, come up with healthier
ways to deal with that stress. Exercise can be a great way to relieve stress.
When you feel the anger coming on, take a quick walk around the office. Keeping
a stress ball or other type of object that you can fidget with while you work
can also help. One of the most important ways to keep stress down is to
establish healthy sleep patterns.
Create Clear
Boundaries
When work stress follows you home, it can create long-term
mental and physical health problems. In today’s world, we are more connected
than ever – which can make it difficult to separate work life and home life. It’s important to create clear boundaries between work
and home. Use your vacation days, don’t check work email from home, and try
to find hobbies that take your mind off of work when you’re not on the clock. This separation will help you recharge and perhaps you will go into work each day feeling a bit more
optimistic.
In our next post, we’ll
talk about three more healthy ways that you can cope with stress at the office.
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