5 Tactics for Relieving Work Stress

While money concerns top work stress, time spent in the cubicle and on the clock has a way of grinding away at even the most well-balanced person’s gears. If your workplace anxiety and anger require more than a bubble wrap session, try these healthy stress-relieving tactics.

Decode Your Stressors

How can you combat the most significant workplace tension triggers? Start by decoding the elements of your day and the tasks and projects you perform that set off your stress meter and how you can change them. If you’re generally content with your position, focus on the positive during moments of dread, and actively try to fall back in love with your job.

When in doubt, take a walk around the block and consider talking to your manager about changing things up to keep you motivated and growing. If you experience anxiety all day, spend some time thinking about the bigger picture, your career options, and the steps you will need to take to make a larger change.

Focus On Your Strengths and What You Do Have

Margaret Wehrenberg, co-author of The Anxious Brain, has useful advice for how to cope with financial stress. She says, “Think about what you’ve got in the now. Today you’re OK. Focus on what you have instead of what you don’t have.”

Her suggestion to “worry once and do it well” is perhaps overly optimistic, though conquering anxiety with productivity (like meeting with a financial planner or updating your resume) is always a good idea. A proactive approach to managing finance and career stress can only help.

For more tips on how to combat workplace stress, read this.