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What is work-related stress?

Work-related stress is how you feel when you have demands at work that exceed how much you feel you can cope with. Work related stress can contribute to conditions such as anxiety or depression.

Work-related stress can be caused by wide range of factors. These include:

  • An excessive workload or unrealistic deadlines

  • Regularly being under pressure to meet targets or deadlines

  • Difficult relationships with colleagues, or bullying at work

  • Management style

  • A lack of control over the way you do your job

  • Being unclear about your job role and what is expected of you

  • Being in the wrong job for your skills, abilities, and expectations

  • Going through organisational changes

  • Redundancy

  • Staff changes and colleagues leaving

Sometimes it may be tricky to identify one single cause of work-related stress as difficulties may develop and build up over time and happen if small things build up over time and often can be a combination of issues in both your work and personal life. It is important to remember that there is a difference between pressure and stress as pressure can be positive and a motivating factor that helps us achieve our goals and perform better. Stress occurs when this pressure becomes excessive. Stress is therefore a natural reaction to too much pressure.

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When to seek help?

  • You are feeling that you can't cope with your workload

  • You are finding it hard to concentrate on a piece of work you need to do, and remember things

  • You are lacking confidence in your workplace

  • You are not feeling motivated or committed to your job

  • You are feeling disappointed with yourself at work

  • You are being indecisive at work

  • You are feeling depressed and/or anxious and you are continuously dreading going to work

  • You are feeling more emotional – you might be more tearful or sensitive

  • You are feeling irritable, or having a short temper

  • You are feeling overwhelmed

  • You are experiencing mood swings

  • You are feeling tired and that you have no energy

  • You have started to struggle with diarrhoea or constipation

  • You have stomach-ache and other aches and pains

  • You are feeling sick

  • You have headaches

  • You noticed you are putting on, or losing weight

  • You have chest pains or tightness in your chest

  • You are losing the desire to have sex

  • You have change in appetite

  • You have trouble sleeping

  • You are isolating yourself from others

  • You drink alcohol, smoke, or take illegal drugs to relaxWhen you experience pain with intercourse

Treatment recommendations

Psychological therapy and counselling can help you learn to deal with work related stress and become more aware of your own thoughts and feelings. There is a wide range of therapies as well as self-help resources that can help you manage stress more effectively and make constructive changes in your life. The selected treatment would be individually tailored to your needs following a comprehensive assessment process in our service.

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