Managing stressful situations at work

The National Health Watch

Managing common stressful situations at work
If you feel stressed by a certain problem at work, you might not be alone in this.
Anyone can experience some of these common stressful situations in the workplace.
The important thing is to understand how to manage them.
Problems with your workload:

  • ASK your manager for help. Discuss your workload with your manager.

Try setting realistic targets and talk about how you can solve the issues you are having;

  • TRY to balance your time.

You might be doing too much at once.
If you don’t give each task your full attention, it can take longer.
Try to claim your time back if you ever need to work extra hours to get something done;

  • REWARD yourself for achievements.

Rather than only focusing on work that needs to be done next, reward yourself for tasks you’ve completed. Your reward could be taking a break to read, do a puzzle, chat with co-workers or spend time outside;

  • BE realistic.

You don’t have to be perfect all the time.
You might find that you’re being more critical of your own work than you need to be.
Work within your limitations and try to be kind to yourself.
You should not take on too much at one time, little steps are the way.
Breathing strategies, having a mindset and thinking “I can do these” matters.

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