Feeling overwhelmed with anxiety and unmotivated to work on make-up day? Psychologists warn: "8 signs" are warning signs of psychological stress overload!
In order to cope with the four-day National Day holiday, many office workers need to work for six consecutive days this week; the workload is heavier than usual and is breathtaking. Psychologist Ni Jiazhen from Lianqing Clinic said that if the make-up day brings huge pressure to the body and mind, or even the thought of going to work makes you feel scared, it may be that the stress and anxiety have exceeded the “load capacity”, and the load should be targeted at the pressure. Management, otherwise the soul will be “broken”.
Frequent headaches, constipation, sweaty hands, beware of stress that makes your mental state “overwhelmed”!
Psychologist Ni Jiazhen pointed out that in fact, stress is an individual’s “subjective” view and feeling, and everyone’s tolerance to stress is also different. People can first make a judgment based on physical symptoms, such as frequent headaches, constipation or diarrhea, rapid heartbeat, sweaty hands, severe insomnia, hyperacidity, gastric ulcers, or chronic fatigue, etc., which may be caused by “stress overload” " a sign.
Not only are there physical or cognitive signs of stress, there may also be behavioral changes. Psychologist Ni Jiazhen gives examples, such as increasing the frequency of eating sweets, drinking too much coffee to refresh yourself, increasing the frequency of shopping, and even worse, using drugs or drinking to digest it. The above-mentioned behaviors may have short-term effects, but in the long term they will not be able to alleviate psychological stress from the root cause, and may also lead to serious sequelae.
Feeling overwhelmed with anxiety and unmotivated to work on make-up day? Psychologists urge: Do 4 things quickly to calm anxiety
If you want to prevent your body from “turning on the red light” due to excessive stress from overtime work, it is crucial to learn to relax and deal with emotions in a timely manner. Psychologist Ni Jiazhen suggests that people may use 4 tips to regulate stress and help improve work efficiency and mental health:
Learn self-awareness. The most important first step in managing stress. Self-aware of the feelings, thoughts, and emotions you are experiencing now, and how you interpret the situation you are facing. Generally, stress sources can be divided into “external stress events (work, interpersonal relationships, family care, etc.)” and “internal stress events (self-requirements, future prospects)”. People can sort out and find out from these two major categories of stress sources. Here’s the real problem.
Identify stressful events. After a stressful event occurs, you can further classify the event as “controllable” or “uncontrollable”. For example, you are worried about being late. It is beyond your control whether there will be a traffic jam or not, but you can choose to go out early. Therefore, when facing controllable pressure, you can try to find solutions to the problem; when facing uncontrollable pressure, you can adjust your own opinions or emotions.
Use psychological scales. The “Stress Index Scale” is a reference tool to understand your own stress status. The public can go to the Taiwan Health Promotion Administration’s “Health 99” website for testing. In addition, it has also been found clinically that many people suffer from extreme physical and mental stress for a long time, but subjectively they do not think that their stress is excessive. It is also recommended to take stress hormone testing or autonomic nervous system testing to understand whether the body and mind are overloaded with stress.
Learn to relax appropriately. Certain groups of people cannot really relax even when they are on vacation. Once they relax, they feel like they are looking for something to do. This may be the result of “over-internalization” of work responsibilities. It is recommended to practice breathing speed moderately, deliberately making exhalation longer than inhalation, and combine it with mindfulness stress reduction exercises, as well as dynamic activities such as yoga and Tai Chi to help relax the body and mind.
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Psychologist Ni Jiazhen said that exercise, diet, and sleep in daily life are also helpful to relieve stress. In your diet, you can choose foods rich in high-quality protein, vitamin B complex, folic acid, and Omega-3, such as deep-sea fish, bananas, whole grains, nuts, green vegetables, pumpkin, milk, eggs, etc., which not only promotes good health, but also Ensure nutritional needs on make-up days.
Finally, psychologist Ni Jiazhen pointed out that modern people’s stress sources are not limited to work, such as financial burdens, social relationships, marriage or the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, children’s upbringing or the care of parents’ old age and illness, all of which may be chronic and long-term stressors. If you have been feeling anxious or emotionally unstable recently and have difficulty regulating yourself, you should seek professional examination by a psychosomatic or psychiatrist, or guidance from a psychological counselor for stress management.
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