"This is an informative article and while your situation may not
be exactly as described you can change the situation to your life
experiences and so see if it applied to you. Should you recognise a form of
stress you are now in a position to do something
about it. I read that a company increased the lighting in a work place and
productivity increased before levelling off.
They then decreased the lighting
saying that it was for the employee’s benefit, again production increased
before levelling off.
The reason productivity increased was because the employees felt
that someone had their interests at heart.
If there is no one around to give you a pat on the back it is a
good idea to pat someone else’s back. I read this as ‘shooting prayers’
and I
use it as ‘giving gifts’. Each day, give yourself as many gifts as you can, a
flower in someone’s garden an item in a shop window, a beautiful cloud form; so positively look for something that pleases you and when you find it imagine
holding it in your hand and bring your hand to your heart and say ‘thank-you.’
Now, give a gift; as someone walks by think, ‘enjoy your shopping’, ‘feel a
little easier’, etc. it really works. One client was ‘giving gifts’ in a
crowded pub and as the barmaid was harassed she thought to her, ‘have an easier
time’ the barmaid turned and gave her a beaming smile before returning to her
task.
This is energy work and it’s free as it only takes a little
thought on your part. I appreciate that that can be difficult in some
situations
so really make an effort to find something pleasing, it doesn’t
matter how small, just try that little bit." M’reen
9 Psychological symptoms of stress
Suffering the
psychological symptoms of stress
The symptoms of stress
can be divided into many categories including behavioural, psychological, emotional and physical.
In this post I want to
focus on the psychological symptoms of stress. Stress is a multi-modal problem,
and your psychological processes can impact upon your emotions, behaviour and
physical well-being. There many potential psychological symptoms of stress.
This post shall focus on some of the most common.
9
Psychological symptoms of stress
1.
Boredom
Repetitive work such
as assembly work or many forms of administration can be an immense source of
boredom.
The lack of variety
fails to stimulate the mind and boredom and fatigue can set in.
This may result in a
loss of concentration, increased accidents and underperformance.
Where there is
insufficient work or the work is not challenging enough, boredom can also be a
common problem.
2. Tension
A little tension can
be helpful. It can increase arousal and alertness leading to improved
performance.
However, constant
tension is one of the more common psychological symptoms of stress.
It often arises as a
result of difficult relationships e.g. personality clashes. Excessive
competition can also result in tension.
3. Anxiety
Anxiety occurs when
one feels incapable of coping with potential problems. These problems may or
may not arise but they feel real to the anxious person. A little anxiety is
perfectly natural when we are facing a new challenge or an important
event. Most people can cope with these feelings through mental and/or
physical preparation. The anxious person, however, is overcome
by what could go
wrong. They find it hard to think about anything else and the potential
problems tend to grown in their mind.
4. Depression
Depression is a
serious illness. The depressed individual experiences prolonged feelings of
helplessness and hopelessness. They are unhappy with their life but feel that
they are incapable of improving things.
Confidence and
estimation of self-worth are very low, and self-judgements can be incredibly
harsh.
It is common to feel
unhappy from time to time, and many people incorrectly label this as
depression. These people tend to move past their feelings of unhappiness
relatively quickly. There used to be a stigma attached to depression but
thankfully times have moved on and people are generally supportive and caring
when someone they know/love experiences depression. Depression is a prolonged,
serious illness which requires professional help. Anyone who feels they might
be experiencing depression should consult their GP.
5. Insecurity
Insecurity can be a
result of many different psychological symptoms of stress. A reduced sense of
self-worth may mean that the individual cannot see what value they offer. They
may feel that they are underperforming and it is only a matter of time before
they are found out. Unhelpful comparisons and harsh self-judgements may lead
them to feel inferior to others. People suffering stress will often feel
insecure in a number of areas of their life including job insecurity and
relationship insecurity.
6. Meaninglessness
Many modern jobs are
designed in a manner which requires a number of employees to work on small
aspects of the job e.g. car assembly, certain forms of administration. In these
jobs, it is usually more effective and efficient to work this way.
One negative aspect of
working this way is that the individuals who perform the different functions do
not get to see the whole project. As a result, they may fail to see the
importance of the job they are performing in achieving the goals and objectives
of the company.
7. Powerlessness
Many jobs have strict
working conditions. Many more are very rigid in the way they must be performed
e.g. assembly line work. It is common in these types of jobs that employees
feel like they have no say or control over their job i.e. they are powerless to
change anything.
8. Disengagement
Where an individual is
not inspired or motivated by their work, they are disengaged.
Their heart and soul
is not in the work, and they see the job solely as means to gain income.
9. Isolation
Isolation occurs where
the individual has little contact with management or colleagues. This may be
due to remote working conditions or, it may be that they are a one-man
operation and thus have no colleagues. People in this situation may have
nobody, or feel as if they have nobody, to share the burdens, the workload, the
goals, the good times and the bad etc.
Psychological symptoms
of stress can be hard to identify. Unless, they tell us what they are
experiencing, we do not have access to the inner workings of someone else’s
mind. There may be others reasons why some of these symptoms arise but where
one or more are observed, particularly over a prolonged period, further
exploration is a necessity.
http://coachingpositiveperformance.com/9-psychological-symptoms-of-stress/
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