What do you do when work takes over your life?
7 tricks to keep a stressful job from taking over your life
- Diffuse during your commute. Once you step away from the office, you’re on your own time.
- Sweat it out. SoulCycle, Zumba Step, barre workouts …
- Change your scene.
- Quit talking shop.
- Try a Mind Trick.
- Schedule blackout time.
- Plan things to look forward to.
When your workload is too much?
Having too much work can lead to stress. Stress is a natural reaction to external pressure that can focus you and help you perform better. However, when stress becomes too much, it takes over your life and stops you from performing or living well. This is distress.
Why is stress so intense for some people?
But for highly sensitive people, who process stimulation deeply and feel emotions strongly, stress is intense. Little things that don’t bother other people — like bright lights or loud noises — have the power to completely overwhelm them.
Are highly sensitive people more stressed?
Sensitive or not, everyone gets stressed from time to time. It’s a normal part of life (unfortunately). But for highly sensitive people, who process stimulation deeply and feel emotions strongly, stress is intense. Little things that don’t bother other people — like bright lights or loud noises — have the power to completely overwhelm them.
Why do people still care about being 20-Something Years later?
Because those coping mechanisms that they developed as young adults have continued to strengthen. The pains of being a 20-something may feel terrible when you’re in the middle of it, but it improves our lives in the future.
How can I Make my Life Less stressful?
First off: Make sure to get enough rest and ~breathe~ (deeply! often!). “It’s important to create space in your day for your brain and body to be in a state of calm,” Ehrman explains. “That keeps the stress from piling up.”.