How Can I Reduce The Amount I Stress At Work?
In the past I have worked for companies whose employees have made my life unbearable. These so called colleagues were very bitchy, hanged around in various clans and would stab people in the back at regular intervals. At times I would even dread going to work and would feel sick whilst travelling to my office.
When I arrived back at the comfort of my own home I would basically be completely worn out and was basically like a zombie - my social life was virtually non-existant. I would then decide to go to bed early but would basically just lay their worrying about the next day. This could last for hours on end and at times would last all of the night.
Luckily I am now self-employed working within various sectors including stuttering therapy, cheap mobile calls and becoming a foster carer.
I have read that plenty of sleep is a good way at reducing levels of stress, the question is, how does one get to sleep in the first place?
There was absolutely no way that I was paid anywhere near enough for the amount of stress that I was being put under - there must be more to life than this, I used to think to myself. I was less than impressed with the way in which my co-workers, including the management, treated me - I was worth more than this - they treated me at times like some piece of dirt at the bottom of their shoes. This period was a very unhappy stage of my life and my health started to become affected.
I wanted to leave this company a lot earlier than the time that I eventually did, the problem was that I did not feel that I could afford to. I needed to think of a way of escaping this madness. There was absolutely no way that I could continue to work for these and with these idiots. As previously stated it had started to affect my health as well as my overall level of self-confidence. I started to save as much as I could possibly afford to on a monthly basis and believed that within 6 months I could be out of there. At the same time I started to think about the future. Which industry did I really want to work in? Would I be happier working for myself as a self-employed person? These were the types of questions that I was asking myself whilst at the same time attempting to find a new job.
On the day that I left this job, I will never forget my journey home. I could not stop smiling, I was so relieved that this nightmare was over once and for all.
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