Stress, take a break!

In the past, stress was a life-threatening danger situation. It could be reacted to in two ways: fight or flight. However, even today, without threats to life and limb, we experience stress. Why is that? To anticipate: feeling stress is completely normal.

Stress is understood as the body's response to stress-inducing factors, known as stressors. What is perceived as stress-inducing varies from person to person. Some are hurried from one stressful situation to another by their smartphone, others are stressed by work, and yet others by balancing work and personal life. In the case of short-term stress, the body supports us by releasing certain hormones to help us cope. However, it becomes difficult when such stressful states persist for a long time and relaxation phases are missing. A high level of stress in everyday life not only impairs performance but also health. So what can you do to ensure that your health doesn't suffer even in a turbulent everyday life?

Take conscious breaks

Do not try to relieve your tension with the help of alcohol, nicotine, or food. A walk around the block or a few deep breaths can help clear your head.

Change Your Expectations

Stress partly comes from within yourself. Check your own expectations and focus on goals that you and your colleagues can actually achieve at work.

Say to yourself "Stop" and think.

The more you put pressure on yourself with a task, the less likely you are to succeed. Take some time and try to gain some distance. Look at things from different perspectives and only then plan your next step.

Organize your daily schedule

In stressful situations, you often don't know what to do next. Therefore, plan your day. In half an hour of intense and well-organized work, you achieve more than if you bustle around in chaos for an hour.

Set clear boundaries for yourself and others.

At the end of your workday, you should no longer think about the problems at work. It's usually not very helpful to keep mulling over the problems with colleagues, friends, or family after work.

Change the things you can change

Stress often builds up gradually. Therefore, it can be helpful to identify the stressors at work. Those you can change should indeed be changed—even if they are just small things.

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