DEALING WITH STRESS FOCUS
We often talk about ‘feeling stressed’ but what IS stress, what triggers it and how can we deal with it to help make sure we’re not negatively impacted?
How to stay in control
By Vicki Leslie Client Relationship Manager, EC Insurance Services Limited
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t’s fair to say that the past 18 months have been extremely stressful. Not only have there been long hours and high work intensity, but the global pandemic and Brexit have impacted the bottom line and significantly
changed the way we all work. Remote meetings, material delays
and staying ‘COVID-safe’ have all impacted our day-to-day working lives and brought a whole new set of challenges. So how can we deal with this added stress? The Mental Health Foundation explains that stress is “our body’s response to pressures from a situation or life event”. Interestingly, factors contributing to stress are not all situational as our ability to tolerate stress is coded in our genetic make-up. Understanding this helps us to recognise that something we find relatively straightforward, may be extremely stressful for someone else and vice versa. It’s also important to note that some
stress can be beneficial. It helps drive us and keep us motivated. For peak performance, a degree of pressure is necessary for most people otherwise we can get bored and disengaged. It’s when we feel that we have no control and the situation is persistent and overwhelming, that stress is experienced as negative and ultimately damaging.
Te stress container One way to help us understand how we experience stress and to address our stress levels is to think of it as a stress container which represents a receptacle into which everyday stresses flow. Everybody’s container is a different size based on different factors such as life experiences. When the container overflows, difficulties develop. Helpful coping strategies can
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