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Health -toptips to cope withstressandanxiety
from Village People Bungay, Harleston & Long Stratton edition – August / September 2022 (Late Summer)
Stressedandanxious?
Last year over 600,000UK workersreportedthatthey experienced work-relatedstress, anxiety, ordepression.This is ahugeproblem andone we shouldn't dealwithalone.So,if your workload is getting on top of you, here aresome toptipsto helpyou cope.
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Take regular breaks
If we’reworkingfrom home we don'talways remembertotake breaks, butit’simportant to step away from work to give ourmind andbodyarestandenable us to processinformation.Plusithelps us return to ourworkfeeling more productive andcreative. Taking abreakalso helpsus to establish good, healthy,and stress-beating habits –suchas taking awalk ordoing ayoga session.Botharegreat for circulation,concentration,mood, andjoints. Insteadofdrinkingcaffeinerich teaand coffee–which in excesscancontributetoanxiety andstress –sip acupofcalming chamomile, lemonbalm orlemon verbena tea, oronecontaining lavender.
Talkaboutit
Discuss your workload with colleagues –perhaps youcan distributeyourworkloadmore evenly to relievestress. Talkabout itwith yourfamilyand friends, too–it’sa good way tolet go of some of yourstresses,andthey mayoffersomehelpful advice.
Find work-lifebalance
Makequalitytimefor yourself outside working hours.Fill your weekendwiththingsthatyou enjoy–whether it’s climbinga mountain or sittingwith agood bookand acupof tea!
Learncoping techniques
•Yoga, deep breathing, meditation andany formof exercisecanall helptorestorecalm. •Keepatidyand organised desk andmethodof working to preventyourworkloadspiralling outofcontrol. •Use adiffusertoalleviatestress andanxiety– particularly scents likelavender, chamomileand rose. •Passiflora ComplexTabletsare great forsupportingthenervous system intimesofstress.
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