Stress In The Workplace :: Workplace Health and Safety

1. In todays fast paced oxygenate Force, it is very common to come upon some 1 in an office saying "Im so stressed out". With the big drawdown of personnel in all the armed forces, the Air Force wasno exception. We were forced to do more with less. So for this one reason, it is likely thatyou will find stress is prevalent in the workplace. Because different sight respond differentlyto the same type of stress, some people seem to cope better than others (14). When dealing with computers, the trick is finding a healthy counterbalance between positive, motivating stressand stress overload, which can affect the body in different ways. Understanding stress an help you change that feeling into a positive challenge. Therefore, stress with computers can becomea thing of the past. 2. You will find computers in just about every office, regardless of the type of production line it is. Intodays world, computers have become the way to do business, communicate with the world, orjust h aving one for personal recreation. Office work in general is full of potential stress, fromnot enough light and noisey offices, to deadlines and demanding bosses. Additional sources ofstress come directly from using the computer monotonous keyboarding, hours of staring at thescreen, and lack of physical movement (285). For these reasons, we need to bear in mind that stress management should be a combination of reducing the stress, relaxing, and rethinkingour expectations and self-demands, i.e., breaking the popular routine, planning ahead, makingwise use of breaks or lunches, eating right, and exercising every day to keep healthy (286)3. Stress is an instantaneous physical response to a danger or demand "muscles tighten, bloodpressure rises, the heart speeds up, and extra adrinaline rushes through your system" (32). Nomatter what you occupation, everyone feels stress at one time or another. Stress is a fact of life(32). That is why control stress is to your advantage, vers us it controlling you. Learning tocontrol stress is to your benefit so that you feel, 1) calm, instead of nervous, 2) in control, insteadof hassled, 3) alive, instead of burned out, 4) at peace, instead of angry, 5) refreshed/renewed,instead of frazzled (33). Physical and Psychological affects of stress may be big if stressexists in your life. Some ways for you to reduce stress include but be not limited to exercise,deep breathing, hobbies (311-12). Personal stress relievers are getting enough sleep, talkworries and anger, and not substituting alcohol, tobacco and other drugs for relief of stress