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There are many things that cause us to feel stress, including worries about money, relationships, health, and our friends and family. A common contributor to our worries is workplace stress. Many of us spend eight hours (or more) a day working, so it’s important to find ways to stop issues at work, or the pressure created by too much work, impacting on our precious personal time.
In the Australian Psychological Society Stress and wellbeing report, workplace stress was seen as a leading cause of stress by 31% of people, with 92% of all serious work-related mental health condition claims attributed to mental stress. While we will never eliminate workplace stress entirely, there are some steps we can take to minimise its impact on you, or your family, at home.
It can be hard to change the causes of workplace stress, as a lot of it is out of your hands. However, there are some simple things that you may be able to control – in particular, being as organised as possible, and communicating with those around you.
“Stress can often be caused by having too much work and not enough time to do it. Proper planning can help in using your time efficiently.”
Stress can often be caused by having too much work and not enough time to do it. Proper planning can help in using your time efficiently. Plan out your day, week and month. Prioritise the work you have, and manage the expectations of others. Don’t promise to deliver everything straight away – give people reasonable expectations of how long tasks will take and when you will get it to them (ideally without working extra hours).
Factor a lunch break in to your plans, and aim to leave work around the same time each day – you won’t operate at your best if you are over tired and overworked! Before you leave, write a list of what you need to carry over to the next day, to avoid thinking about it at home.
It’s also important not to suffer in silence. If you feel you can, then let your manager know about your concerns – be it too much work, or others on the team not pulling their weight. Make sure you are ready to suggest some solutions that you think might help. It may also help to talk to a counsellor about ways to manage your stress.
If you need to talk, give one of our MensLine Australia counsellors a call on 1300 78 99 78 or access free video and online counselling.
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