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Job Stress
- Job stress is affecting more people now than ever before. Economic changes have
caused more companies to down size (another phrase for lay-off) in order to become more
cost effective. The days of one income supporting a family are all but history, and a
distant history at that.
Job stress affects the body in several ways. The body reacts to stress in a
prepared defensive action. Stress affects the nervous system, hormones, blood pressure,
muscles and the skeletal system. It can lead to back aches and repetitive stress injuries.
Over a long period of time it can weaken the immune system, causing frequent colds and the
likelihood of infections. Stress has been linked to emotional problems, depression, and
low self esteem. It can cause the blood pressure to rise causing a higher risk of heart
disease.
The number of people suffering from job stress is staggering, as is the amount of
damage that stress can do. Employees worry about keeping their jobs, keeping up with the
work load, and doing their job well.
There are some ways to lessen stress, but stress is a part of everyday life. The
object is to keep stress at its lowest possible level. Individuals can learn stress
reduction methods, as in learning self hypnosis from a professional. These methods help to
control immediate and long term stress, physical discomfort and pain. The methods taught
can help with concentration in work, study, test anxiety, performance anxiety, as well as
sports performance. Costing only about $300.00 for five sessions of training, the average
individual can lessen their stress reactions to a much more manageable level. Methods such
as these can help an individual to gain more control over their daily life. It will
be interesting to see how companies, employers, and insurance companies deal with the
issues of stress in the future.
Stress costs millions of dollars each year in lost production, job injuries, lost
work hours and in losing well trained employees. It is bound to continue and become an
even larger problem in the future. Exercise, good nutrition, education on fitness and
wellness will become a must to control stress.
j.t.C. Moore, Professional Hypnotist frazier@wvmail.com
and
Brenda Moore
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