Stress management

The medical field can be a demanding one and medical professionals often find themselves stressed, tired, and overworked. This can increase the chance of mistakes and problems. Save and use time-off wisely. Just because you have earned a day off does not mean that you need to use it immediately. Save some up for personal emergencies, but make sure you do take some time off.

Work can either be enjoyable or the most miserable place on earth. There are many ways to have fun at work. One of the largest retailers has a daily “team huddle” that is fascinating to witness. At a local one, you could go early in the morning and watch as the manager demand that the employees jump up and down and yell that they were having a great time and that they loved their jobs. The looks on their faces, did not look like they were having a good time, in fact they might have been mentally going over their resumes at that moment. It can make you thankful that you are not having a “good time” and “team build” Team building and games are great, but only work if everyone “buys into them” and wants to be a part. There are many ways to build teams and many different ways to have fun at work.

You can have fun and still be a professional. The biggest part about bringing joy to the workplace is to let people know that you are happy that they are there. Greeting them with a smile and asking how they are, if their kid was sick yesterday, ask how the child is today. Let them know that you care. Once there is an atmosphere of caring, the fun will come. It cannot be forced, well you can make employees jump up and down, but they will not enjoy it if they are not happy to be there. Once people know that they are appreciated, they can relax and have fun. We all have the need to be liked by others-coworkers, bosses, anyone. Everyone in the practice should make it his or her own responsibility to “team build” and to make the place a fun or good place to come to everyday. You will be spending a lot of time there, do you really want to go to a place that you dread or hate?

You may love your job, but sometimes it can get to you. Often managers and staff say that they have to go into work early, do not have time for lunch and have to stay late. This may be true, but everyone needs a little time off to rejuvenate or their tank starts to run on empty. If you notice someone is overwork and you are done with your own, why not offer to help?

Look for ways to reduce your stress. What makes you stressed? Is there something you can do to reduce the stress or get rid of it? Stress can and will make you sick, in small doses some stress is healthy but overall it can hurt you. How can stress ever be healthy? Stress will make you find a new way of doing something or let you know something is wrong. It is often a warning sign to your body. If you treat it as a warning sign, than it can be healthful.

There are many ways to manage stress, discuss with your boss ways that can help you to relieve stress. Some of the best ways are making sure that you have a good diet and exercise. Exercising can work out some of the tension. When we are stressed, we tend to overeat or eat poorly. Then we stress about that and we eat more junk food. It becomes a vicious cycle. Breaking the cycle can be difficult, but will help you to feel better. Another important area is to make sure you are getting enough sleep. This can also be difficult when stressed. Maybe you should consider a warm bath or listening to music before going to bed. You might also want to consider taking up a hobby, many find working on something they enjoy relaxes them. Playing with kids or pets can also be a great way to relieve stress.

The most important thing is to recognize when you are stressed and do something about it. Use stress as an indicator that something needs to be changed and work on techniques to help relax you. A more relaxed and unstressed staff member will be more efficient and have fewer errors. Just by being relaxed, you can make your own job easier and be fun to be around!