Work related stress develops because you are unable to cope with the demands being placed on you. In short, it’s what you feel when you think you have lost control of things.
When work is rewarding and pleasant, it can provide tremendous wealth and fulfillment. However, when work causes unhappiness and stress, it can make life absolutely miserable.
Increasing numbers of people report feeling undervalued, overworked, underpaid and unfulfilled in the workplace. Unfortunately, work-related stress doesn’t just disappear when you head home for the day. It preoccupies your thoughts, interferes with motivation and can lead to loneliness.
Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and even suicidal thoughts can all be triggered by work related stress, along with physical health problems, relationship issues, sleep loss, mood swings, poor eating and feelings of self-doubt and inferiority.
It is important to seek help if you think you are suffering from work related stress. It’s easy to think it’ll pass, or that it’s all part of the natural working world. It’s easy to think everyone hates his or her job. The reality is, this isn’t normal. Work, in general, should make you feel good about yourself. Work provides structure and purpose to life, while earning money is the key to independence and freedom.
One of the first things to do to deal with stress is to know your level of stress. Awareness is the key. Therapy brings awareness to what your stress triggers are and how susceptible you are to stress. We bring these issues to the surface and develop a plan to cope with them. By addressing it, you can lower your risk of it developing into a more serious problem.
Carrie
Thank you, valuable & helpful information shared here.
I am here…wherever here is…anxiety increases then depression then anxiety…throw in high blood pressure…low self belief…immense self hatred…seeing a terrific psychologist when I can…
My experience with stress goes so far back I can’t tell it all here. What I’ve discovered over years is that the roots are in my DNA. Thyroid problems in family, going unaddressed, weaving it’s affects through my life slowly. Decades later after years dealing with depression, on and off, in younger years dealing with family dysfunction and peer group issues, all these factors were compounded over the years. None being addressed, weight problems persisted until fatigue, hormones and goiters couldn’t be ignored any longer. By the time it came, I was so deep in the stress whole, when I changed jobs hoping for a new beginning, that next move became the worst decision of my life. This job erased all progress surgery & meds had made. Doctors learned as I grew older but I still had to move out of state to get the help that came. Being ignored for three years on the new job set me up for the biggest loss of all. My job. I’m 53 yrs old and unemployed for almost five yrs. I’m single and had no help with my discrimination claim at EEOC. So, I haven’t been able to follow through with my case. My memory still has progress to make. Thyroid and anxiety med and antidepressants are a daily diet. I see a counselor and psychiatrist. Since I hv no medical insurance it’s all coming out of my dwindling pension–before I get to retirement. The costs can be HIGH. Don’t allow doctors to ignore you concerns.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with me Rhonda. I am sorry you are going through this. I am so happy you are seeing a counselor to help you cope. I wish you the strength you need to make it through this.