STRESS/WELLNESS
Who doesn’t talk about stress?
How many times do we hear:
“I am stressed,” “my job is stressful,” “children stress me out.”…..
Recognized as the “disease of the century,” we often forget that stress is also a normal reaction of the body to stimulation from outside.
In fact, under the effect of stress the body produces adrenaline and various hormones (cortisol, endorphins, etc.) that prompt us to act, react, and make decisions.
However, if the stressful stimulus is of high intensity and/or lasts for a long time and/or is repeated, the organism consumes its resources giving rise to imbalances that can turn into pathologies or manifestations that can easily be traced back to real illnesses (chronic fatigue, eating disorders, irritability, depression, sleep disorders, etc.).
We know that it is critical to understand how the individual copes with stressful situations because ultimately it is the individual’s perception and interpretation that condition coping strategies.
Consequently, knowing how to grasp what one’s limits to stress are is crucial to the individual’s well-being. Stress can become an opportunity to learn about oneself (limits, potential, etc.).
Stress, if understood, can be an ‘opportunity to take a positive attitude toward situations where stress and uncertainty cannot be eliminated.
Learning that it is good,
“Start by changing in yourself what you want to change around you.”
(Gandhi)
Because:
“Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.”
(Bill Phillips)
From a practical point of view, it means taking matters into your own hands; setting one or more goals to adopt an appropriate lifestyle (mind/body/social relations); being accompanied by a wellness professional (coach) who in the course of an in-depth interview will help To broaden different points of view; Use, if necessary, nutrition, some food supplements, protein products, flower remedies.
“Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food.”
(Hippocrates)
Evaluate the scheduling of appropriate physical activity. In a nutshell, finding and using tools that are useful in achieving one’s goals.
“Just be yourself. The others are already busy.”
(Oscar Wilde)
THE WORLD OF WORK
According to the O.M.S., well-being in the workplace consists of “a dynamic state of mind characterized by a satisfactory harmony between the worker’s skills, needs and aspirations on the one hand and the constraints and possibilities of the workplace on the other hand.”
Consequently, even at work, the perception of well-being is multifactorial and multidimensional, so it is necessary to be clear about what you want to achieve and how and why to achieve it both at the individual, professional, corporate, and social levels.
Especially when the general habit is to focus on shortcomings, it would be helpful to focus on what can be done concretely to improve the existing situation or to better adapt to it.
“Getting together is a beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success.”
(Henry Ford)
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CONCLUSION
Sometimes you just need to take action on your own well-being to experience a fulfilling professional and/or personal life.
Sometimes all it takes is communication to create a work environment where success means VALUE.
“I am not a product of circumstances. They are the product of my decisions.”
(Stephen Covey)