Hit me with your stress busting tips that actually work!

[babieslovebooks]

I've started a full time job and have 3kids, youngest is 2 and I am frazzled! I have always worked pt and omg, there are days I want to cry due to the sheer exhaustion!

It's fair to say that some of my exhaustion is caused by me feeling really stressed. I get myself all worked up and drain my energy. I need some tips to be more calmer at home and at work. My work causes me anxiety and after a shift I'm absolutely exhausted because of it. I know if I was calmer at work I would have so much more energy. Don't know what to do! Any tips would help.

I have no advice as I'm struggling with spinning all those plates!
I have three boys (youngest is 1), work full time and am also doing a part time masters. I have no holiday days because work took it all to cover my study days.
Finally put down my laptop down at half midnight last night only to pick it up again at 7am. There are some days I just cry because I am so stressed and want to explode! It is relentless.

@babieslovebooks

Thank you everyone. Nice to know I'm not alone. There's some really good suggestions and lots to think about.

JanetSnakeholeMacklin I love the sound of flow! I am going to have a Google and read some more into it. Is there any books/ or anything you would suggest?

FusionChefGeoff
Your post really has struck a chord. The stuff at work I really do think is insecurity / my work isn't good enough etc. I'm new at this job and feel very inexperienced and there was another person who started when I did who has literally done this job before and I find myself constantly thinking I'm not good enough.

@babieslovebooks Yes there is a book called Flow by mihaly csikszentmihalyi. It's a weighty read though, so finding a synopsis etc online might help in the first instance.