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Please give me advice for managing work related stress

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Litlgreyrabbit · 21/08/2024 15:04

I’m not stressed to the point I need time off, but work is a constant source of stress / disquiet in the back of my mind.

I am in a well paid professional role. It involves dealing with difficult people and situations on an ongoing basis and realistically there is always a lot on my to-do list and problems of varying kinds that I need to be sorting or helping people with.

There is never, ever a moment where I can finish the working day with nothing left to do and everyone happy.

This weighs on my mind, not always consciously, but I just have this continuous nagging sensation that things are ‘not okay’.

I’m sure many people find themselves in similar roles - how do you manage? I really need some tips as I am 4 years into this job now and thought managing the stress wold get easier with experience, but it hasn’t really happened that way.

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VanGoghsDog · 22/08/2024 22:28

Litlgreyrabbit · 22/08/2024 12:52

Thanks. What you say about social life really rings true, and it’s difficult for me because I live in a rural community where I am always constantly bumping into people who I have come into contact with at work (I’m public sector - imagine teacher, social worker, police, the kind of role that mixes with the public a lot) and so as a result I find myself avoiding stuff - e.g. gym classes or volunteering groups, because I don’t want to run into them.

Perhaps I need to look at moving away, long term.

This is why I've always worked away from home. I can't risk bumping into an employee in the supermarket.

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