Is your job stressing you out?
Maybe there is someone or something at work that you cannot cope with and it is
resulting in adverse physical, mental and emotional symptoms. Many baby boomers and seniors who are returning to work are under stress for various reasons.
Men.webmd.com suggests that there are several health risk related factors on
jobs including elevated tobacco and alcohol use. There is also the risk of
becoming overweight, having an elevated blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Ask yourself what kinds of
symptoms you experience when you are under stress at work.
For example, you wake up one
morning and feel that you cannot face going to work and want to call in sick.
Instead, you give in and go to work. By ten that morning, you have a mild
headache, feel dizzy and are nauseated. At noon, your pulse is racing and you
know your blood pressure is rising. You experience difficulty breathing and
begin to have intermittent chest pain. Suddenly, you have a severe headache and
have difficulty focusing on your task.
You ask to leave work, which
angers your supervisor, as there is no one to replace you. He or she feels your
forehead and says you do not have a fever and therefore, are not sick. Your
supervisor suggests you are imagining the symptoms and cautions you that if you
leave, you may not have a job to come back to. You, as well as others, are
shocked at these kinds of comments. You request pain medication, but the nurse
at your work place is not available. The next morning you call in sick, because
you simply cannot face going in to work again.
If your job, someone on your
job or something job related is stressing you out, you will know. Your body
will tell you when you are reacting to someone or something, where you work.
It may be time to consult with
your physician and undergo a medical assessment.
Stress can be the direct result
of problems on your job. If there is someone like a supervisor who is harassing
you, you can experience strong, adverse feelings about your job, as well.
Stress is usually a combination of things affecting you and your health in a
negative manner. Perhaps you have simply become tired and bored with your job
and do not realize it.
From a medical perspective, you
may be ill, have allergies or be reacting to toxins in the immediate, work
area. At times, bouts of stress lead to repeated symptoms that occur only when
you are at work. These symptoms can become increasingly serious and result in a
stroke or heart attack, if ignored. An immediate medical investigation into any
job related untoward symptoms is important. You should not ignore symptoms like
dizziness, nausea, headaches, elevation of blood pressure, difficulty breathing
or intermittent chest pain on the job.
Do you get angry easily or cry
frequently at work, for no reason? Are you and others always fighting on the job? When
these kinds of incidences are recurrent where you work, they may be the result
of job related stress.
Medical investigation can rule
out other possible causes of illness or disease processes.
Your doctor may advise you to
seek employment counseling, a change of jobs or a transition in terms of your
employment environment. Be aware that there may be health and safety related
concerns in your current place of employment that need investigation, as they
can affect others, as well. Reporting abusive and non-compassionate supervisors
or others may lead to their dismissal.
It is normal to experience some
stress on any job, but when the stress is affecting your mental, physical and
emotional health, note the recurrent symptoms and report them at work, as well
as to your family doctor. You may save your own life, as well as that of
others.
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