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Three Methods of Handling Work-Related Stress

     Work can be stressful in various ways.  Fast-paced environments, deadlines, and having to deal with difficult problems are all common stress inducers.  Often times, people stress themselves out over work to the point where their personal lives are affected.  This is unfortunate, as we should be enjoying life outside of our usual 9 to 5.  Work-related thoughts should not even pop into our heads when we are outside.  This can be difficult to do without proper guidance.  Today, we will discuss three quick methods of dealing with work-related stress.
1. Leave Work at Work
     What people tend to do is bring the work-related baggage home with them.  This is normal but also unhealthy.  Work-related stress can already be difficult to deal with, but it is worse when it affects one’s personal time.  The free time we have with ourselves, families, and friends should be spent making memories and living life.  Nobody should be worrying about a mistake they made on a report last week or the upcoming events needing to be organized.  Those types of situations have to be resolved at work, so what is the point of stressing out at home?  If you have to be at work to deal with it, then that is where you should worry about it.  Home is where a person should de-stress after having to deal with the stress of work.  Watch television, read a book, go for a walk or do anything else you may enjoy.  Keep your mind off of the annoying situations that are typical in a work environment.
2. Realize We Stress Ourselves Out
     We work to make money, but there are other reasons for wanting a job.  Many of us, despite what we believe, want to do well no matter where we work.  Everybody wants to feel included, appreciated, and recognized for the good work they do.  When something jeopardizes that, such as mistakes made, we often worry, dwell on the situation, and question our own abilities.  When this happens, the problem becomes worse than it actually is.  We are actively making our situation more stressful by thinking of its negative aspects.  We need to catch ourselves when we do this in order to calm down.  Our problems are not as bad as we make them out to be.  Almost everything can be resolved in a simplistic manner.  You most likely have been in a situation where a problem you deemed difficult ended with a quick and easy fix.

3. Remember Everything is Temporary
     We need to be reminded from time to time everything is temporary.  The difficult situations that arise at work can and will be resolved at some point, whether it be by you or someone else.  A week, month, or year from now, you most likely will not remember what you were worried about.  This realization can be helpful in lowering work-related stress levels.  Keep telling yourself that everything is temporary and the difficulties will work themselves out.  Life is too short to dwell on negativity, especially when it comes to one’s job. 

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