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November 26, 2006

Stress at work

People across the world work hard nowadays. It is the 21st century, after all, right, with "demanding" clients all over the planet, hyper-competition, increasing demand for higher productivity and more operational efficiency while not necessarily adding in additional workers.

Result? Tight deadlines, deadline pressure, late nights in the office, shortened family life at weekends.

Effects? Two word says it all - stress and burnout!

Now, do you want to know the impact of stress on your body?

You sure because it is scary, and now is the last second, where you can switch off and surf away from this entry!

"Studies have shown that workplace stress can lead to an increase in rates of heart disease, flu virus, metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure. One study found that stress can negate the heart-healthy aspects of a physically active job, leading to thicker arteries in physically active and stressed workers compared with active, non-stressed employees.

A new study of 677 workers in Israel showed those who experienced job burnout were 1.8 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, in which a person's body becomes resistant to the sugar-regulating hormone called insulin. The results held even when factors like age, sex, exercise and obesity were taken into account.

Some studies have found stress can cause unhealthy behaviors, such as eating poorly or drinking more alcohol, which can then lead to health problems. In the new study, the researchers suggest stress can have a more direct effect, disrupting the body's ability to process glucose, leading to diabetes."

That is something, right?

Of course, stress is what is happening inside of you – it is your own reaction to external events. Some of us are better at handling it than others. One way to take control of stress or other negative emotions is to acknowledging them – this sounds too easy, I know, but how often do we ignore our emotions? When we are angry with something or someone, we pretend everything is okay and move on. Hey – listen, it is not healthy for your body to ignore those feelings!! Sometimes we don’t even realize that we are stressed. I learnt to take care of those little feelings of discomfort only after I learnt NLP and when friends told me that every time, I am having a lot on my plate, my hair stands up, because I keep ruffling it. This is just one example of how everybody can identify signals in our body or mind that cause us to feel negatively. Take note of it, right it down and create a journal. Soon, you will find that there is a pattern in your emotions – and then you can go and do something about it.

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Again, this is something that I am going to talk about in my NLP Certified Practitioner Training in January. Interested in knowing more?

Just send me a mail to NLP AT asiaminddynamics.com

Andreas
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Posted by Andreas at November 26, 2006 10:29 AM

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