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Various work circumstances can lead to stress and anxiety within the working environment. Among the stress that I experience while working include work overload and work under load. Work overload comes in two forms. These forms can either be quantitative overload or qualitative overload. Excessive number of tasks and piles of documents that need to accomplish characterize the quantitative overload, whereas qualitative overload entails various skills and analysis required to accomplish a specific task. Either way, I experience both of these types of stresses in various days. Sometimes, the more I lose control of my work and in making decisions; it causes greater stress to me. I tend to lose focus on what I do and, unfortunately at times, I lose my patience over small matters. Similarly, I also experience stress when I have work under load where I encounter few tasks assigned to me. This situation makes me fill unutilized and makes me question my capabilities and skills .
In order for me to address the unwanted stress that I experience in these days, I attend to personal techniques such as performing physical exercises and relaxation training. These exercise and relaxation helps relaxes our minds and maintain mental fitness, therefore, helps in reducing stress levels. Also, if time permits, I go on vacation with friends and family to deviate my mind from the everyday working environment. Unwinding and relaxing triggers relax body and happy hormones, thus, diminish the feeling of anxiety cause by work. Moreover, I can also adapt behavior modification technique to condition myself to inculcate within me the positive emotional responses whenever I encounter stressful situations.
Works Cited
Schultz, D., & Schultz, S. E. (2005). Psychology and Work Today, 9th Edition. Retrieved from VitalSource Bookshelf Version: http://digitalbookshelf.argosy.edu/books/0558228941/id/ch12
