Keeping Your Work Life Manageable With Anxiety

[AngelaMc]

Getting stressed out in the workplace happens to all of us at some point in our lives, and that's normal. When it starts becoming overwhelming, persistent, or irrational, and impairs how you function at work it may indicate an anxiety disorder.

Just by following a few tips your work life can be more manageable. (1) Be realistic don't take on a lot of projects if you know you don't have the time to finish them. (2) Practice time management, make some to do list. (3) Stay Organized, file things accordingly and clear your desk of clutter. (4) Avoid Toxic Employees, always avoid gossip and negativity. (5) It's up to you if you want to tell your employer about your condition, some people do if they need certain accommodations, don't be shy to speak to management.

These are only a few tips to help manage your anxiety and stress in the workplace. Do you have certain things you do at work to stay stress/anxiety free? What are some tips or techniques you have tried?

 

[janemariesayed]

It's always a great idea to speak to your boss if you are having problems, either in the workplace or away from it. They can make allowances and give you support. I was a cook for 25 years and we had to do many jobs at the same time. Always having to think ahead and clearing as we went. It was stressful but a really fun job if you don't see that kind of thing as a challenge. Toxic work colleagues are not always easy to avoid, but that is when seeking help from your boss comes in to play.

 

[misszerable]

Deadlines are challenges that we regularly face at work and something that we have to live with along with the anxiety that goes with it. For us doing accounting work, we dread the -end: month end, weekend, quarter end, and yearend. Those are toxic days for us specially because we are currently understaffed. I find that nurturing hobbies and spending time on something completely different or detached from what I'm doing at work make me less prone to burnouts and stress at work. My weekend recreational activities help me come to the office on Mondays with a refreshed mind and body. This helps me stay focused on my job no matter how overwhelming they can get.