Work Place Stress

Stress is the underlying cause of many illnesses, both
major and minor. Stress Reduction techniques can
prevent many illnesses, and disorders, as well as
increase a patient’s ability to heal following the
development of a variety of Health problems.

The human response to Stress is triggered within the
brain, producing chemical and physical changes
throughout the body, which affect every aspect of
it’s functioning.

During times of intense Stress the brain’s production
of such chemicals as Dopamine, Epinephrine, and
Norepinephrine increase, causing the distribution of
larger amounts of these Catecholamines throughout
the body.

The increase of the presence of these chemicals
produces physiological changes such as increased
heart rate, and blood pressure, increased cell
reproduction, and suppression of the immune system.

The ability of the immune system to fight off infection
and disease is inhibited, allowing for the onset of
various illnesses, viral infections and the development
of chronic conditions such as Diabetes and Asthma.

Stress is also related to many mental and emotional
disorders, such as Depression, Anxiety, extreme
Phobias, and panic attacks.

Learning to manage Stress in healthy ways can help
reduce the chemical changes occurring within the
brain and body, thereby improving both physical and
mental Health.

In today’s work environment everything is fast paced.
You not only are suppose to work faster, but do more
and work longer. Humans aren’t built for this type of
constant fast pace. This type of work pace drains
you of energy and leaves you
less productive.

At first the adrenaline rush is great; you are full of
energy and loads of ideas. Then in a few hours you
start to feel tire, ideas are less clear in your mind
and you can’t think clearly. You start to make
simple mistakes.

What you need to do is to slow down and take a
break. Give your subconscious mind time to process
all the information with which it has been bombarded.
A short break will clear your mind so you can think
clearly again.

Here are three ways to slow down, refresh your mind
and DECREASE WORKPLACE STRESS.

1. Your mind and body are connected. When the mind
is over whelmed, the body feels the tension. This
causes the blood circulation to slow down. Which in
turn decrease the amount of oxygen going to the
brain, which makes your thinking cloudy. Get up and
move around, exercise the large muscles of the legs
and arms to pump the oxygen back into the brain.

2.Give your mind a rest. Let all the analyzing,
problem solving and planning be absorbed by the
subconscious. Do something easy and simple to
occupy your conscious mind without taxing the
subconscious mind.

3.Get away from your desk; go to the restroom and
take a few sips of water from the water fountain.
Change of scenery will help to relax your mind and
keep your from getting drawn back to your work.

This also means to leave your desk for lunch time.

STRESS MANAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE should
be a part of everyone’s HEALTH CARE PLAN. It is
your work habits that lead to STRESS. By taking
short breaks every two hours, your work will be more
productive, your thinking will remain clear and the
STRESS to your system will decrease through
out the day.