What are the best ways to maintain wellness in a high-stress work environment?

Understand that people experience stress differently. You should communicate to others what impacts your stressors & ways that would help you work more effectively. Set boundaries around how you engage in non-work related conversations that cause you mental stress. Let your boss (or other requestors) know how short deadlines impact you; ask for help on prioritizing work. Communicate with your colleagues your beliefs or values that may be different and cultivate respectful engagement around those topics. If you fail to identify and act to reduce your personal stressors, you can easily become overwhelmed. Continuously self-examine what is causing you physical or mental stress and then engage the needed resources to help navigate them.

It's so important that you become aware of your stress triggers and catch your body's symptoms for it as well. Your psychology affects physiology and by listening to your body whispering rather than ignoring, you'll be able to catch these signs early. Once there is awareness, play back the same trick... your physiology affects the psychology as well. Choose relaxed physiology - breathing, posture, speed... and ses the stressor lose its impact on you. Try this simple hack and thank me later ??

It is incredibly important to stay engaged with your employees, make yourself easily accessible to them and most of all, follow up on their needs.

Know your triggers and your limitations. Going into a big project prepared and anticipating roadblocks help mitigate additional stress. When you feel stressed, be kind to yourself- when you need a break, take one. It's amazing how stepping outside for lunch, listening to a podcast or just taking a walk to another department to check on someone else can be a refresher. Also, keep the end goal in mind- remember the 'why' and you can keep yourself motivated during the tough times.

Remember that everyone's experience with stress is unique, so it's essential to find what works best for you. Experiment with different strategies and prioritize self-care to maintain wellness in a high-stress work environment.

I read a sentence today that called my attention: “you are burning out because you are treating rest as a reward, and it should be a right”. And that’s absolutely true… In today’s agile world even when we should be resting, we are trying to be productive reading, writing or updating our social media… Self-care is to understand your limits and to know when to stop and to rest.

It took me many years to realize the best way that works for me to practice self-care. I would pick up tips from others to see if that will work for me too. I've worked for companies that have many different groups that bad together based on their common interests. Wouldn't it be great if there is self-care committee/group in very organization?

Self care is about doing things to take care of one's physical health, nutrition, finding time to relax, doing what you feel like. At the same time self care also includes: - Setting boundaries: What is ok and not ok, being able to say no and not saying yes to everything. - Managing emotions- it is one of the important aspect towards self care. We often dont talk about what we feel, learning to acknowledge your emotion and taking time to process it your own way is important and it helps to build a good emotional health and supports increased resilience.

Developing a self-care routine might help decrease the impact of workplace politics and keep the job from being too much for you. Consider it your preventative and wellness strategy. You can set block time each week on your calendar to go for a midday walk, practice deep breathing, or eat your lunch outside. Making time for these experiences can help you stay grounded and avoid burnout. Planning mental health days at the beginning of each quarter can also be beneficial. This alleviates the guilt that comes with taking unscheduled time off. Don't be concerned if you don't have anything scheduled to do because rest is a birthright, not a reward. Albert Einstein said, “You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it.”

One thing that I have found helpful is to schedule my own self-care. I don't plan to be stressed but who does? Knowing that sometimes stressors can be abrupt is the reason to plan a day out with myself or with some close friends and family that make me happy! Even if I am not going out of town (for what one would consider a vacation) I go ahead and plan vacation time when I least expect to go anywhere. Put you at the top of your list daily! What do you need?

In my experience, cultivate a positive mindset can boost our mood as well as our well-being and mental health. Someone with a positive mindset focuses on the good things of a situation. They do not ignore their or people’s problems, but they face them with a growth attitude. To develop a positive mind you can try mindfulness exercise, meditation, etc… And a small change would be to control what you are watching on TV or reading in the internet/ newspaper (your brain also needs a regular clean up ??)

It’s also helpful to remember your purpose. People can tolerate harsh working environments when the job is aligned with their priorities. I try to bring that perspective to the workplace and remind co-workers at all levels that their contributions are important to our mission.

One thing I've really found helpful is having an understanding of healthy boundaries. The moment you think the stress is eating into your peace, you stop right there. Having a positive mindset is only possible when you are on the other side of the boundary .. it works like a spiral.

Organization can support staff with a quiet, comfortable environment to practice any of these several simple relaxation practices to manage day to day stress- 1.Deep Breathing: A simple technique involving slow, deliberate breaths to promote a sense of calm. 2.Progressive Muscle Relaxation: A method entailing tensing and then releasing different muscle groups, enhancing awareness of muscle tension and promoting overall relaxation. 3.Autogenics: A more passive approach employing mental focus and imagery to induce a relaxed state. 4.Meditation: Any of the two types—might be used. -Concentration involving repeating a calming anchor, or -Mindfulness which centers on being present in the moment, offering expansive relaxation benefits.

Feedback and recognition is a very potent element towards growth. Feedback helps one to work on areas of development and become a better at it. Recognition is an acknowledgement of one's contribution and progress. We always seek feedback and recognition from others and one must also. At the same time, it is very important to acknowledge & celebrate one's own achievement by self as well. When we acknowledge ourselves, we are also recognising and valuing oneself and contributes towards feeling confident.

Allow the team or yourself to rake time out. Allowing time out with a support team can help. Fun incentives can be undertaken....physical and non physical with your team. Set up activities that help relaxation, diverts the mind from work, makes people laugh/smile and allows people to talk and listen.

A work environment that supports wellbeing not only as a tick-in-the box, but truly advocating wellness in ways of working (wow)- is where you truly bring your 'whole self' to work. Having micro-communities that support and bring together people who follow and enjoy similar self care practices within the organization is a great tool to create a healthy environment. Meditators, Journaling practitioners, Breath-work etc... all are different forms of self care that might work for different people.

Including periods of idle time helps to reset and unclutter the mind Plan your day and tasks. Following a set plan and being organised reduces the burden on the mind. Transfer your thoughts to a written format. This helps to close running tabs in your mind Digital detox, limiting social media usage prevents information overload and fomo We should focus on our personal growth, goals and journey instead of comparing ourselves to others. Prioritize personal growth and goals over societal norms and trends

Practising wellness in a high stress work environment involves a two way planning and implementing . One, what are the necessary steps an organisation should take , to help team combat stress and reduce this to minimal, by constant monitoring on their mental health, physical health and needs requirement, providing them support on prioritising the work , there by reducing the load , providing them with healthy foods, encouraging them to walk during breaks, providing expert health sessions , on-job relaxing techniques, and providing them a better work environment which keeps them positive and active . Second, a self awareness about monitoring own stress and taking the responsibility for managing it for own sake should be taught by experts