"What would you be if you had to do it all over again?"
Do you have a high stress occupation? How many times does a person
say, "If I had to do it all over again, I would be a ___________.?"
One can estimate that the average person works 40-50 hours per week,
50 weeks per year. That is the equivalent to 75% of our waking hours
spent working. If your work is causing you stress, you can see how
this can have an effect on not only the work aspect of your life,
but other areas as well.
The
Problem
Occupational Stress is becoming more and more prevalent in
our society. It effects every aspect of a person's life, both on
the job and off. Some sources of stress are job related and some
are specific to career development. Also, there is an abundance
of stress related to loss of a job or even promotions and increases
in salary. Feeling that you cannot solve a work related problem
without your emotions becoming involved. And can lead to:
* Missing days at work
* Increasingly getting sick
* Increased use of drugs or alcohol
* Feeling there are other coworkers more qualified
* Not wanting to go to work in the morning
* Lack of motivation
If you experience any of the above, it probably means you are suffering
from occupational stress. You need not battle the problem alone.
BriefCounseling is there to help...
The
Solution
Our approach consists of brief, supportive counseling to
help you attain a satisfactory balance in your life and alleviate
occupational stress. This approach combined with your desire to
make a change in your life is what makes our psychologists so successful.
BriefCounseling
is committed to providing you with the most comprehensive counseling.
You will learn:
* To confront difficult situations at the work place.
* To feel confident and secure in your decisions.
* To target what areas of work are causing you stress and to face
them head on with productive solutions.
* To define boundaries for yourself between home and work.
* To identify the feelings associated with occupational stress and
turn them into a constructive force in your occupation.
* To be appropriately assertive
* To improve relationships with coworkers
You
will find that overcoming occupational stress has a ripple effect
into every area of your life. For example, improved relationships,
increase in sexual drive, feeling positive about yourself, better
health and blood pressure are all changes some of our patients have
reported.
Remember,
the majority of your waking hours is spent working, thus the importance
of a feeling good about what you do has a tremendous impact on most
all other areas of your life.
Oh,
by the way, my answer to the opening question is, "I would
do just what I'm doing now."
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