I'm looking for some helpful hints to help deal with stressful days at work. What do you do to help lower your stress level at work?
I'm having a "miserable Monday" and am very stressed out at work today. It feels like no matter what I do to try and relax, I can't! Things just keep coming up. I know I can't control the people I work with or their actions, but I can control my reaction. The morning started off bad. I woke up late because I was exhausted and in pain, was 15 mins late to work and walked into a crisis situation with a client. Happy Monday to me! *Sigh*
Hi, Sara. Yes, stress, we all have it to one degree or another. I work with the public also & that is very stressful at times. I really try to get to bed early enough to insure I get at least 7 hours of sleep, & 9 hours is better! Then I try to get up & allow myself PLENTY of time to get ready & off to work on time. Problem is, lots of time I can’t sleep well if at all. So for those times, I try to get a hot whirlpool bath with lavender bath salts. I make sure my husband puts my pain patches on my lower back or shoulders, whichever happens to be hurting. I have some warm tea & lemon. I take trazodone if need be to help me get to sleep. I have been also studying up on natural remedies to control inflamation as the arthritis is as painful as the fibro. I am changing my diet. Less pain equals a better day. Added stress equals more pain. If you have some good remedies, I would love to hear them. I think it’s a balance of everything that makes your days less stressful, whether at work or at home. HUGS from Deb
Thank you for the thoughtful reply : ) I have a feeling things are going to only get worse from here on out. Two of my team members have announced their resignation and the place I work takes forever to hire new people, so that means myself and a few other team members will be providing coverage for them until they find a replacement.
I have also changed my diet and have started eating Organic and Chemical free. It has helped significantly with inflammation. I will message you with some of the tips the Anti-Inflammatory diet books I purchased suggest for inflammation and pain remedies. I'll message them to you later tonight.
I definitely agree that it is a balance of everything to make the day less stressful. I'm working on figuring out what works and what doesn't work.