Dealing with stress in the workplace is not uncommon. Many people will feel stress associated with work. Jobs are usually what keep people preoccupied for a majority of their week, so it is inevitable that stress will seep into their life.
Stress Scores
From my own tests, I can say that I am a stressed person. I scored a 260 on the Life Stress Inventory which suggests that I have a 50:50 chance of accident or illness. In addition, I only scored a 58 on the Stress Management Test. This shows that I can sometimes deal with stress using problem-solving strategies, but other times I do not. I can use these strategies to try to help myself control the issues that I do have, which should push me to try to learn more about them.
I have known for a while now that I am not the greatest person when it comes to dealing with stress. I tend to bottle things up and let them build until it gets overwhelming. That being said, I know there are strategies I can put into place to help myself deal with all that I go through, especially in professional settings.
What to Do?
For one, I personally think that it is super important to learn when to separate work and life. There needs to be a genuine balance so that things that impact you in life aren’t dragged into work. Of course, life happens and you can’t always separate the two. However, it is important to try and to create hobbies and things to do outside of work that let you relax so that you can go into new days with a better feeling.
I know my own job has us do fun team builders each term where we are able to just learn more about our peers in a low-stakes environment. It allows us to calm down and remove ourselves from the hectic work environment so that we can reground ourselves.
