Stress in the workplace is something that should be expected by any hardworking and productive individual of today. However, it’s a completely different story if you are not getting anything but excessive amounts of stress from trying to be an industrious member of the society.

If you fail to deal with workplace stress accordingly and effectively, you are at risk of winding up with all kinds of health-related issues. Experts say that some of those that should leave you concerned include:

Heart Disease

It’s perfectly normal for your blood pressure to increase if you are tired, anxious, angry or even excited — your blood pressure returns to normal once the triggering factor goes away. However, it’s a different story if you are constantly stressed as your blood pressure may no longer go back to what’s regarded as the healthy range.

Such is called hypertension, and it’s one of the many risk factors for heart disease. And by the way, lots of workplace stress can also cause an increase your cholesterol levels, which is another thing that can endanger your heart.

Type 2 Diabetes

Aside from your blood pressure and bad cholesterol levels, encountering excessive amounts of stress in the workplace can also cause your blood sugar levels to increase — we all know that too much sugar in the bloodstream can give rise to an incurable disease called diabetes.

The problem with having diabetes is that your problem does not begin and end with it. If you fail to manage your blood sugar, all sorts of complications may come your way. Some common examples are heart attack, stroke, nerve damage, kidney failure, loss of vision, wounds that refuse to heal, and foot or leg amputation.

Weakened Immune System

There are various hormones that flood your bloodstream during high levels of stress. One of those is corticosteroid, and health authorities say that overtime it is something that can leave your immune system weakened. Needless to say, being stressed constantly can make you less safeguarded from disease-causing microbes that like to invade your body.

And each time you bounce back from being ill, there is a huge chance for you to be bombarded with a lot of stress as soon as you step foot in the workplace due to all the catching up or the judgmental stares you’re getting from everyone else for calling in sick all the time.

Insomnia

If you think that having an exhausting day can cause you to fall asleep the minute that your skin comes into contact with your bed at night, think again — stress is actually one of the reasons why many have sleepless nights. You can put the blame on having lots of stress hormones in your bloodstream or tons of work-related stuff going through your mind.

Even if you happen to catch some shut-eye, you may wake up the following day feeling exhausted still — stress can actually considerably decrease the quality of your sleep, thus keeping you from getting your mind and body rejuvenated.

What to Do

If having lots of things on your plate is the one that’s causing you tons of stress, it’s a good idea for you to let your manager or supervisor learn about it. He or she may lighten your workload or suggest for you to take a few days off.

But sometimes looking for ways to reduce your stress levels at the end of a tiring day is the best step to take. Running out of stress-relieving activities to try is virtually impossible as there are so many of them — from hitting the gym, doing yoga, getting a massage to taking a soothing bath.

If it’s apparent that your work is doing more harm than good, perhaps the idea of opting for a different position or looking for another job is not that bad at all. (safetyandhealthmagazine.com)

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