More and more every day, people find themselves distracted at work. They are not distracted on purpose, their lives have just become so stressful they can no longer concentrate. With rising world events weighing on their mind, to aging parents, and rising food costs, most people do not even know which way to turn.
While many businesses feel that these are personal issues and should be left at home, stress knows no boundaries. It cannot be just shut off, and left at home. When we become stressed, we stay stressed, regardless of where we are. We cannot say, "well I will just not stress about that now and carry on as if normal." The human psyche does not work that way.
We need our employers to be our allies in the struggle to eliminate stress in our lives. Because without that support we struggle to stay focused and do our employers a dis-service by being too stressed to give them our best. When stress becomes too much we often blame our job and begin to look elsewhere.
There are things we can do for ourselves though. For starters we can eat right. Eating the right foods gives our bodies the materials it needs to fight off the effects of stress and stay healthy. We need to exercise regularly, keeping our circulation up gives more oxygen to all our organs and muscles, especially our brain, and that helps fight stress. Taking time out occasionally can allow us to re-energize and give us a better chance to deal with stress.
If we take the time to learn meditation and other relaxation techniques we can learn to relax and reduce our stress over the long run. You can find a wellness centre near you that provides a relaxation room or massage therapy. Many wellness centres also provide other equipment and methods designed to help you relax and feel refreshed. The important thing to remember is that work related can seriously affect your health and raise your chances of having a work related accident.
Do what you can to reduce your personal stress and at the very least, let your employer know if you are having issues with stress so they can decide if they want to help you. It is always in the best interest of the employer to deal with stress since it usually costs less than training a new employee and it makes the whole work environment that much more productive.
Holistic wellness specialist, Dr. Don Lester Ph D utilizes current research and best practices information into a realistic, holistic and practical approach through his dynamic stress and wellness workshops, on-line articles, e-newsletters and media interviews and through a collaboration called Amazing Workspaces.
Visit http://www.creeksideholistic.com/ for more on Dr. Don and his wellness work.
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