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Stress @ Work?
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Ill-health
relating to stress at work has been identified as doubling
between1990 and 2007.
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Stress is
now the second biggest cause of employee absence behind
musculoskeletal conditions.
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World
Health Organisation predicts soaring levels of stress and
other mental health problems in the next few years.
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A CIPD
survey of 3,000 employees published in 2010 reports that
about half of respondents have seen an increase in stress at
work as a result of the current economic downturn.
This survey
demonstrates that managing stress at work is part of good
management practice.
Employers need to lead by example and support their employees to
develop appropriate skills to manage stress at work , this will
also lead to reduced conflict and staff turnover, as well as
increasing motivation and commitment.
Stress @ Home?
Common causes of stress in the home include:
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money
worries, family conflict, health issues
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life
changes (redundancy, retirement, moving home, changing jobs,
birth of a child, teenagers, child behaviour etc.)
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bereavement
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relationship problems, worry about family and friends and
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our own
ways of responding to frustrations and problems we encounter
in life.
How We Can Help
At times our world can seem like a very stressful place, full of
challenges and hassles.
However there is a difference between normal healthy motivating
challenge and the burden of stress.
Here at the Stress Clinic we can show you how to deal with the
day-to-day hassles that life throws at you and to manage demands
before they outstrip your ability to cope.
What most affects your response to the pressures of life is the
way you look at stressful situations. In fact, the way you think
about stress.
Some people experience stress in a way that completely
overwhelms them
and this is largely due to their thinking. If you think along
the lines of “this is just about the worse thing that could
happen!” or “I really don’t need this right now on top of
everything else!” then, in turn, you are going to feel fearful
or anxious
or even out of control – in short - stressed!
Others may acknowledge that whilst a difficult situation or
problem exists,
it is not insurmountable and there are ways to deal with it.
At the Stress Clinic we can provide you with Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy, a talking therapy, to assist you to learn
how to reduce and manage your stress more effectively.
Call us today on
0845 052 3949
or email
here to
book an appointment.
Employer, G.P. and Insurer Referrals are also accepted (please
email
here) or phone Keith Chadwick,
Director, on 07981 353 558) |
