Health Tip: Stress Management

Everyone deals with workplace stress on a daily basis, whether it is distress (negative) or eustress (positive.)  While some workplace stress is normal, excessive stress can interfere with productivity and impact your mental, emotional and physical health. 

Signs and symptoms of excessive workplace stress include:

                •             Feeling anxious, irritable or depressed

                •             Apathy and loss of interest in work

                •             Sleep issues

                •             Fatigue

                •             Difficulty concentrating

                •             Muscle tension

                •             Headaches

You can reduce your workplace stress several ways including:

                •             Take responsibility for your health

                •             Prioritize and organize

                •             Use humor to cope

                •             Break Bad Habits

                •             Think Positively

Ways to dispel stress

                •             Take time away

                •             Talk it over with someone

                •             Connect with others at work or at home