3 Tips To Help You Get On Top Of A Stressful Day
Even in the working world, wellness is an important thing. It’s a top priority for a lot of modern employers! That’s why you shouldn’t keep it to yourself when a stressful day happens.
Stress becomes more enormous and crushing when we do, and even if you feel it’s more professional to struggle in silence, we highly recommend the opposite. That’s why we’ve listed three tips below for managing a stressful day.
Tell a Trusted Colleague
If you’re working with someone you know well and trust today, share your worries about the day ahead with them. Getting support from someone who knows exactly what you’re going through, in real-time, as they sit or stand beside you, is critical to unburdening yourself.
You can share the load with them and shake the stress off by chatting, laughing, and even getting through the work together. Friends are critical at work, so be sure to share and share alike on those hard days.
Take it One Thing at a Time
A stressful day feels that way because you’ve got a lot to do. When you’ve got a lot to do and only a few hours and a bit of energy, you’ll get overwhelmed quickly and easily. You’re going to feel like you can’t do your job correctly, or that you’re going to get fired by not having everything together, or you’re going to miss a deadline and be reprimanded.
And when you think about the consequences before anything else, you’ll paralyze yourself with stress! That’s why you should take the events of a stressful day one at a time. If you have a hearing test before job interview, get through the hearing test first and then focus on what you need to say during the interview.
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking about both simultaneously. Spend time on one before moving to the other, and keep that pace going until you’re back home.
Don’t Be Afraid to Take a Mental Health Day
Mental health days are crucial for maintaining a good work performance. And guess what? It’s perfectly OK to take one now and then! If you need time off to keep your mental health in check and to relax and practice a bit of self-care, be sure to allocate yourself sometime or ask your boss for a day like this.
Use up a bit of your scheduled time off if you need to, and use the day to pamper yourself or get a few tricky things done to prevent the stress from worsening.
Don’t let the idea that you must always be at peak performance get in the way of de-escalation, relaxation, and a fulfilling career. Instead, keep these tips in mind.
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