The pressure of work can be suffocating. You find yourself running from one meeting to the next, trying not to miss any deadlines or assignments while still maintaining your sanity in an environment that’s growing increasingly stressful by day-the constant worry about what might happen at any moment leaves little time for relaxation
The daily grind often leads us feeling anxious and overwhelmed but don’t lose hope! Here are some tips on how you could start getting back onto track: take care of yourself with self-care practices like meditation; drink more water so dehydration doesn’t get worse than necessary.
Imagine for a moment that your boss has emailed you about an unfinished assignment (a stressor). Your body and mind instantly respond, activating the fight-or-flight response. You might say to yourself “I’m going get fired if I don’t finish this!” Then in order to manage anxiety and negative self talk, you work late into the night completing said task with great urgency.
Humans have evolved a coordinated fear response that protects us from dangers in our environment. The human brain has an excellent ability to process fear. It does this so that we can escape from predators, run away when chased by one or even just keep ourselves safe during dangerous times like war with its quick response time for energy storage and release which helps prepare us in case something goes wrong right now!
The body is designed specifically because there are situations where you need more than physical strength-you also need speed, agility & intelligence.
“But what happens if you encounter stressful experiences at work every day? Over time, chronic stress can lead to a psychological syndrome known as burnout. Warning signs of the condition include overwhelming exhaustion and cynicism; one might even experience feelings that they are ineffective in their jobs.”
It has been found that burnout rates among workers are on the rise. It’s no surprise, then, to learn certain work-related stressors can lead people down a path towards emotional and physical exhaustion: Having too much responsibility or not enough independence; inadequate pay for your skillset (or even just hours worked); feeling isolated from other professionals in similar situations as yourself because they’re all at different companies than you would like them be…the list goes ON!
In the long term, stress at work can affect mental health. Research links burnout with symptoms of anxiety and depression which may lead to more serious issues down the road for some people – in particular those who experience high levels or extreme job demands coupled by heavy workloads on a regular basis.
High levels of stress at work – and outside it too — can affect physical health, too. Repeated activation the fight-or-flight response disrupts bodily systems with increased disease risk for those suffering from excessive amounts or prolonged exposure that lasts long into one’s life span. Chronic stress may interfere in healthy behaviours such as exercise by making people more likely to binge drink than they otherwise would be if their bodies were not put through this type pressure all day every single night while engaging in daily activities during breaks between jobs just like you do now!