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How to talk to your boss about stress..

July 3, 2019
anxiety / counselling / mental health awareness

How to talk to your boss about stress.. When you’re feeling overwhelmed with stress it can be difficult to see how to move forward. One step in doing this is…

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Why the voice you hear inside your head matters..

We all have a voice inside our head. It’s the one we use to speak to ourselves. It’s the voice we hear more than any other and that’s why it’s…

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A Way to Calm Your Anxious Thoughts Today.

When anxious thoughts are running through our minds, it can be really difficult to gain control of them long enough for us to regain perspective over the situation. The 5,4,3,2,1…

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Five Free Ways To De-Stress This Weekend

Last week on stress awareness day I wrote a post about how to recognise signs of stress. It can be difficult once we’ve identified that we’re stressed to know what…

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Five Signs You’re Suffering From Stress

What is stress? We all can experience problems and feel under pressure during our everyday lives. So when does this turn into stress? A proposed definition of stress is when…

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How to talk to your boss about stress..

When you’re feeling overwhelmed with stress it can be difficult to see how to move forward. One step in doing this is talking to your boss or HR about the levels of stress you’re experiencing.

1. Schedule a meeting with your boss/HR. Explain that you’re feeling stressed and would like to meet with them to talk about possible solutions. Scheduling a meeting serves two purposes. It enables you to receive their undivided attention which will allow you to explain fully how you are feeling. It also gives you both time to prepare and think about how to make the meeting as productive as possible.

2. Research your rights. Your boss has a legal duty to take reasonable steps to ensure your health at work and this includes your mental health. Knowing your rights can help you to feel more confident and prepared.

3. In preparation for the meeting, based on your research, consider what you would like to achieve. What is it that is making you feel stressed and what reasonable adjustments would you like your boss/HR to make to help you to feel less stressed. We are all human and vulnerable to stress Asking for help takes courage but it also paves the way for others to be able to have the same conversation.

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