What is Job Stress?
Job stress is something we all face as workers -- and we all handle it differently. There is no getting around it. But, not all stress is bad, and learning how to deal with and manage stress is critical to our maximizing our job performance, staying safe on the job, and maintaining our physical and mental health. For workers like, infrequent doses of job stress pose little threat and may be effective in increasing motivation and productivity, but too much -- and too prolonged -- can lead to a downward spiral -- both professionally and personally.

Symptoms & Warning Signs of Job Stress
While the causes can be something other than job stress, here are the most common symptoms and early warning signs of job stress and burnout:

• Apathy
• Negativism/cynicism
• Low morale
• Boredom
• Anxiety
• Frustration
• Fatigue
• Depression
• Alienation
• Anger/irritability
• Physical problems (headaches, stomach problems)
• Absenteeism
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Job Stress Statistics
Numerous studies examining job stress sound an alarming bell about the mental and physical health of Nigerian workers:
• The National Life study found that 40 percent of workers report their job is “very or extremely stressful.” And that one-fourth of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives.
• A Families and Work Institute study found 26 percent of workers report they are "often or very often burned out or stressed by their work."
• University of Lagos study found 29 percent of workers feel "quite a bit or extremely stressed at work."
• A Nigerian Survey Research Associates study reports that three-fourths of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation ago.
• A General opinion Poll found that 80 percent of workers feel stress on the job, and nearly half reported that they needed help in learning how to manage it.
• According to an article in Punch newspaper, women are 60 percent more likely to suffer from job stress than men.

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Daily Tip for Stress Relief: Don't Do THIS One In Front Of A Mirror,your Guide to Stress Management
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Learn More About The Benefits of Journaling.

Did you know that journaling can actually strengthen your immune system, as well as provide other health benefits? Learn why, and how! (Scroll down for more, )


Discover How To Make The Most of a Journaling Habit
Yes, it does matter what you write about. Find the most effective way to use journaling for health and stress management, and the best way to start your practice and stick with it!

How To Select A Journal
What kind of journal should you use? (Or should you just stick with your computer?) Here are your options, with some pros and cons you may not have considered. Have fun!

Healthy Eating When Stressed.

Cut Cortisol Cravings:
Welcome to the Healthy Eating When Stressed e course! Over the next four weeks, we'll be exploring several factors that affect your eating patterns and can interfere with healthy eating plans. By the end, you should have a better understanding of the relationship between stress, your body, and your diet, and be on the way to healthier eating habits.

This week, we'll focus on cutting down cortisol levels in your body. Why? Because when your body's stress response is activated, your body's cortisol levels rise to higher-than-normal levels, and this makes you crave sweet and salty foods more than you normally would. Because these tend to be the foods that throw off a good diet--chips, cookies, etc.--if you can stop the cravings before they start, you're ahead of the game!
Understanding Cortisol

Can Stress Make You Fat?
This article can better explain how cortisol can change your chemistry and influence your eating habits. Armed with this knowledge, you'll never think about stress the same way again. (Scroll down for more resources.)


Combating Cortisol
5 Ways to Calm Down Quickly
One quick way to combat cortisol cravings is to reverse your body's stress response. Here are five simple and effective ways to do just that.

New Habits.
Stress Relievers For YOU:
It's good to have ways to feel better quickly, and it's also important to have ongoing habits that can relieve stress--or even prevent it--so that your body's stress response is triggered less and less. This test can help you find stress relief habits that fit best with your lifestyle and personality so you can stick with them, relieve stress in your life, and cut down on cortisol in the long term.

Your Guide to Stress Management.

The Nigerian Psychological Association has just published a nationwide survey on just how much stress the Nigerian family is experiencing, and how Nigerian are responding to the stress, and these are some results you don't want to miss! (Even if you don't live in Nigerian, these results are indicative of the times, and the resources I've included can help everyone.) Read specifics and find resources to help your family and yourself stay happy, healthy and able to cope with the stress of our times. And enjoy the rest of your week!

Survey: Nigerian Families Are STRESSED!
We're more stressed than you may realize, and our coping behaviors aren't helping! Read some of the specific findings, and find resources for healthy stress coping for adults and children. Your healthy may depend on it.

Survey: Overweight Children and Stress
What does weight have to do with stress? You'd be surprised at how much. Read some of the specific findings of the survey, and find resources to curb emotional eating in yourself and your children, and find other healthy lifestyle resources as well!

Survey: Nigerians Need Help Properly Managing Stress
Learn more about what these results say about us and the future, and find resources for the healthy lifestyle changes that so many of us find to be elusive.
Take our free assessment,

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Did you know that stress affects just about every system in your body, including your brain? Explore the various ways stress can impact your health. Then learn how you can reduce stress and tension in your body right now and lead a lifestyle that includes less stress, making changes that will help you live longer and stay healthier.

A recent study from New Scientist Magazine found that those who engaged in sex before a presentation experienced lower levels of stress, lower blood pressure, and remained less stressed for up to a week afterward. (Other forms of sexual activity didn't carry the same benefits, though still showed benefits over no forms of pre-public-speaking sexual activity. Researchers believe this could be linked to the increased connection sex brings, and perhaps the release of oxytocin.

Social support can be a great stress reliever. Friends can help us in many ways, from offering a supportive ear to lending a helping hand. Studies have shown that those who have strong social support tend to be healthier, happier and less stressed. For women, especially, this is an important part of life to nurture, as women tend to deal with stress more often by sharing feelings and forming supportive networks.

One stumbling block to friendships for women is that we find ourselves more and more busy these days. Demands of work, children, or other commitments can take over the time that was previously free to pursue friendships, so it's important for women to make an effort to develop social support in their lives.

The following resources for social support can help you to develop the nurturing friendships you need to help you through the stressful times and get more enjoyment out of the fun times

Do you find yourself eating when you're not hungry? This generally falls under the category of 'emotional eating', which is something that many people do. This week, we'll look more closely at emotional eating--the causes, effects, and preventive strategies, so you can avoid this common stress-induced diet hazard.

Being Happy 101 - One Week to a More Happy You

A Happy Frame of Mind:
A lot of happiness is related to perspective and attitude. While certain lifestyle factors do contribute to happiness or lack thereof, two people can share the same set of circumstances and one can experience more happiness than the other, just by looking at things differently. This class explores the frame of mind that is more conducive to happiness, and helps you develop it for yourself.

Recommended Reading
Traits and Benefits of Optimism
Optimists see the same things differently than pessimists -- and thus live in a happier world. They also open more doors for themselves, so they actually create happier lives for themselves as well. Read more about what differentiates optimists (it may not be what you think), and find out what benefits come with optimism. (Scroll down for more of this class.)


How Your Attitude Colors Your World
Here's another perspective on, well, perspective. Learn some other ways that you may be creating stress for yourself, and how you can develop more happiness by changing your perspective.

Test Yourself
Quiz: Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?
Your "attributional" or explanatory style is what determines whether you're an optimistic or a pessimistic thinker, which impacts your happiness, health, longevity, stress level, success, and overall wellbeing. So are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Thanks op.




Ftc dedicated to my baby

Nice

Thread finally moved to front page more than 5 years after it was created! It's either the mods don't really understand how vital stress management is OR its a case of juju following the OP.

Wetin?

Nice

Thread created - Nov 07, 2010
Hits FP - Aug 9, 2016

Chai..too long mehn

Long and not explicit

Wow...
2010 post making front page come 2016?
TO SOMEONE READING MY COMMENT, DON'T GIVE UP, THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU.

these mods do not encourage good emotionally helpful and healthy write-ups! why do they tarry this long? Thumb up to the OP.

Reading the disorganized and long article sef is stressing me the fvck out!!!! Abeg go straight to the point or get the fvck off the front page!!!

nice one

ayoolanr:
Reading the disorganized and long article sef is stressing me the fvck out!!!! Abeg go straight to the point or get the fvck off the front page!!!

the post wasnt meant for ur type

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BradeI:
Thread created - Nov 07, 2010
Hits FP - Aug 9, 2016

in life, ur destiny can be delayed but can never be denied

one day, we will hit the "front page" of our destiny

back to the topic

stress me all u want, as long as my salary and allowances are being paid in due time, no biggie deal

ayoolanr:
Reading the disorganized and long article sef is stressing me the fvck out!!!! Abeg go straight to the point or get the fvck off the front page!!!

Oga U have issues ooooooo

richardoz:
these mods do not encourage good emotionally helpful and healthy write-ups! why do they tarry this long? Thumb up to the OP.

Hey bro.. When there are snake threads, nipple/cleaveage threads inter alia,

Why won't many educative thread died in their sections, never ever reaching the front page.

Mods....

Managing Job Stress: Strategies For Coping And Thriving At Work by ictguru: 7:01am On Nov 07, 2010.

Just imagine. Op has been in coma

Job stress is mostly encountered by employees..

wen only wat d mods know is, cleavage revealed, tontoh dikhead and what not.