What are the best ways to take care of your mental health while working?

Remember that while you are a human, you are also a great ape (bear with me). As such you are still dominantly reactive to your animal instincts and to evolutionary survival threats (real or imagined) more than any kind of rational logic you might have. You often won't be able to rationalise stress. Instead acknowledge it, don't beat yourself up for having a hard time, and engage in everything that can lower your evolutionary stress response - deep breathing, time away from your work colleagues, well timed holiday day off, self care, good sleep, vitamins, minerals, minimal alcohol, etc, time in nature, everything basically that will calm a stress response & make you feel stronger & more able to face challenges & stressors.

Strive for wholeness, not perfection. Taking care of your mental health at work often involves keeping perspective. Remember, your job is just one part of your life. While it may feel incredibly important in the moment, it isn't truly that important. No matter how hard you work or how stressed you get, there will always be more work to do. Go to work, do your very best, and then go home. Aim for wholeness, not perfection. In other words, strive to be a good employee, but also be 'good' in your life outside of work. Don't just focus on work; focus on your life as a whole.

When delivering resilience and mental fitness training to investment bankers I was asked what would be the one thing that could help all employees cope with the stressors of the day. The answer is to insist on staff taking a 10-minute mindfulness break every 60 minutes and they will be at optimum levels to produce their best work. The best employers will insist on this and the best employees will embrace it. A micro-break is a short break taken during the workday to stand up and stretch, walk up and down stairs, gaze out a window at nature, get a snack or make a cup of coffee, or even do a mindful meditation. This can be any activity other than work that helps keep energy levels high and reduce strain on the body.

Ultimately the one thing you can do to manage stress is to control your breathing. Engaging with a simple technique such as box breathing (used by the navy seals in the USA) will move your nervous system from its sympathetic state (Freeze, Flight or Fight response) to a parasympathetic state ( relaxed and at equilibrium). Step 1 - Inhale through the nose for 4 seconds, Step 2 - Hold the breath for 4 seconds Step 3 - Exhale for 4 seconds Step 4 - Hold for 4 seconds Hope this helps

Seek help from various places until you find the most effective channel for you. Some people prefer online interactions and short meditations, while others get more out of one-on-one conversations and new experiences. Some veterans find help while giving service to others, like teaching children to interact with horses, etc.

I recently completed a Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace. The government funds these qualifications in the UK, which take around 40 hours to complete and provide you with new learnings that can benefit yourself and your colleagues. Jump in and feel the benefit for yourself and others.

?? Being funny is not about cracking the best jokes, it’s about approaching like with a spirit of levity. Humor helps us build trust, and psychological safety, buffers the stressors that stand in the way of accomplishing serious things. It makes teams more resilient. It helps individuals bounce back from setbacks. Humor at work is not a weakness. It’s a complete superpower. And completely under-leveraged so the bar for humor at work is low Humor improves memory due to dopamine burst Studies have shown that adding a mildly funny line at the end of a sales pitch like “my final offer is X, and I’ll through in my pet frog” increases customer’s willingness to pay by an average 18% Shared laughter accelerates a feeling of closeness and trust.

?? The next evolutionary step for humankind is to move from human to kind. It's ironic, but one of the best ways to self-help is to help someone other than yourself. A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. Joy is a mathematical paradox, the more we share joy, the more it grows!

Make sure to incorporate practices that calm your mind when feeling overwhelmed, such as meditation, yoga, or journaling to your work schedule. ????Seek external support by hiring a coach or therapist for regular sessions. ????Prioritize self-care by establishing a morning routine that recharges you and sets a positive tone for the day.

Cuidar tu salud mental mientras trabajas requiere acciones conscientes y constantes. Primero, establece límites claros. No permitas que el trabajo invada tu tiempo personal. Desconéctate realmente cuando termines la jornada. Aprende a decir "no" sin culpa. Tu bienestar es más importante que complacer a todos. Haz pausas regulares durante el día. Unos minutos lejos de la pantalla pueden hacer maravillas para tu mente. No olvides moverte. Camina, estira tu cuerpo y respira profundamente. Por último, habla si sientes que algo te sobrepasa. No es un signo de debilidad, sino de inteligencia.