Managing Stress & Anxiety at Workplace

The workplace has its own environment and it can be either positive or stressful depending on the people's behaviors, nature of work and organizational structure. As the people of different characters and personalities work with you, it becomes a difficult task to deal with people with totally different temperaments.

Nearly one in three adults (32%) say they are more anxious than they were last year, according to a recent report by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Only a quarter (24%) report being less anxious than last year — these are similar to changes in anxiety reported over the last two years.

WHAT CAUSES ANXIETY ?

 Whether you're worried about something specific, like an imminent deadline, or you just have a formless feeling of dread, you might be telling yourself something along these lines: "You've got to get back to work, stop worrying, stop obsessing, get your head back in the game and just focus. People with anxiety often suffer from overthinking and thus leading to more worrying about unrelated possibilities. 

SYMPTOMS TO LOOK OUT FOR :

• Trouble sleeping.
• Over/Under eating.
• Feeling irritable.
• Avoiding family/friends.
• Tiredness.
• Feeling down.
• Loss of interest in your work.

HOW TO COPE UP WITH ANXIETY AT WORKPLACE

• Tell a trusted coworker.
• Educate yourself. 
• Practice time management.
• Plan and prepare. 
• Do it right the first time. 
• Be realistic. 
• Ask for help. 
• Communicate.
• Stay organized.
• Avoid toxic coworkers. 
• Take breaks. 
• Set boundaries. 
• Savor success.
• Plan a vacation.

A three-pronged strategy

A three-pronged strategy for managing mental health in the workplace effectively. Such a strategy needs to promote well being for all staff, tackle the causes of work-related mental ill health and support staff who are experiencing mental health problems.

It’s very much important that the employees feel comfortable at three-pronged strategy for managing mental health in the workplace effectively. Such a strategy needs to promote well being for all staff, tackle the causes of work-related mental ill health and support staff who are experiencing mental health problems.

Mental health should be discussed by all the employees is very much important, to know mental health is diagnosed or not. There are still many staff who are not comfortable discussing their mental health.

According to a recent survey by Mind found that three in five people said that if their employer took action to support the mental well being of all staff, the feeling of loyalty , motivation and commitment will prevails and which will retain them at workplace.

However, still there are employees who are not comfortable in discussing about their mental health , specially when the scope of openness doesn't prevail in the organization , so it’s vital managers check in with colleagues, and this can be as simple as asking how they are, three-pronged strategy for managing mental health in the workplace effectively. Such a strategy needs to promote well-being for all staff, tackle the causes of work-related mental ill health and support staff who are experiencing mental health problems.