According to medicalnewstoday.com, surveys show that in the UK, 1 out of 5 people report that they are already stressed before they have their breakfast, and stress is responsible for 6 million sick days a year. In addition, over half of the population has problems sleeping because they can’t stop thinking about work.
In the US, a 2001 study showed that a whopping 80% of Americans feel stressed at work, with 25% reporting that they felt like screaming or shouting (!) and over half saying that they need help in learning to manage their stress. The number of people absent from work because of stress tripled from 1996 to 2000.
In the UK, the Relaxation for Living Institute is working with the National Health Service (NHS) to offer people classes to educate them on how to deal with stress and anxiety. The program is a result of more and more doctors looking for new and better ways to help their patients with stress and anxiety.
So, we know that a lot of people are stressed at work, but that’s just life, right? Well, is it? Most of us spend the majority of our waking hours at work. In addition, it seems we also spend time out side of work worrying about it. Is this really acceptable? If your friend came to you and told you their relationship made them feel so stressed they had problems sleeping, wouldn’t you tell them they needed to change something about their relationship? Obviously, it’s not easy to just quit the job that pays the bills, but if you are one of the millions of people whose life and relationships are suffering because of work related stress, it’s time you address the situation.
J. Mercer Director: www.easycalm.com
Resources:
http://www.stress.org/job.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/97732.php
http://www.nhs.uk/magazines/workplacehealth/Pages/Workplacehealth.aspx
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