Comments on: Work and Mental Health http://brainblogger.com/2009/01/02/work-and-mental-health/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erichttp://brainblogger.com/2009/01/02/work-and-mental-health/#comment-600401 Eric Wed, 12 May 2010 20:49:07 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=2156#comment-600401 Many people that I work with carry Blackberries with them everywhere they go. This enables them to be contacted via phone or email wherever they might be outside of work (ironically, wherever they go seems to be work). The vibration or chirp of a Blackberry is like an itch....it must be attended to. Even at staff meetings or lunches I will see my colleagues break conversation to check to see if an important email has come. I don't want a Blackberry because I truly value the separation of work and my personal life. Avoidance of this tiny device could be somewhat of a retaining wall, helping me keep life-work balance. Many people that I work with carry Blackberries with them everywhere they go. This enables them to be contacted via phone or email wherever they might be outside of work (ironically, wherever they go seems to be work). The vibration or chirp of a Blackberry is like an itch….it must be attended to. Even at staff meetings or lunches I will see my colleagues break conversation to check to see if an important email has come. I don’t want a Blackberry because I truly value the separation of work and my personal life. Avoidance of this tiny device could be somewhat of a retaining wall, helping me keep life-work balance.

]]> By: hypnowhttp://brainblogger.com/2009/01/02/work-and-mental-health/#comment-428271 hypnow Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:15:57 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=2156#comment-428271 Actually, self-therapy through mindful practices (meditation, hypnosis) work best because it allows you to get to know you better.I think stress and anxiety happens as a result of losing our focus in those things that matter most, and placing way too much attention to details that someone else may be demanding from us, whether it's obvious or assumed.Tuning in helps tune out... no doubt about it. Actually, self-therapy through mindful practices (meditation, hypnosis) work best because it allows you to get to know you better.

I think stress and anxiety happens as a result of losing our focus in those things that matter most, and placing way too much attention to details that someone else may be demanding from us, whether it’s obvious or assumed.

Tuning in helps tune out… no doubt about it.

]]> By: Katehttp://brainblogger.com/2009/01/02/work-and-mental-health/#comment-426602 Kate Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:27:30 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=2156#comment-426602 While at work, I find myself getting quite anxious. I did a search on work anxiety and found some interesting results: http://www.sweetsearch.com/search.html?q=work+anxiety.Some of which I am now using, but really I don't think anything beats therapy and exercise, well actually, that and acupuncture. I am a huge fan of acupuncture and have just started to use it on a regular basis and the changes have been amazing. I just wish I knew of it sooner. While at work, I find myself getting quite anxious. I did a search on work anxiety and found some interesting results: http://www.sweetsearch.com/search.html?q=work+anxiety.

Some of which I am now using, but really I don’t think anything beats therapy and exercise, well actually, that and acupuncture. I am a huge fan of acupuncture and have just started to use it on a regular basis and the changes have been amazing. I just wish I knew of it sooner.

]]> By: Mongoosehttp://brainblogger.com/2009/01/02/work-and-mental-health/#comment-397772 Mongoose Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:42:06 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=2156#comment-397772 The 6 months I was unemployed (having had a stressful- but not anxiety inducing- time at my old workplace) was filled with a variety of panic and anxiety symptoms that became severe enough that I needed to double my antidepressant and take regular diazepam!Certainly in healthcare professions especially, work life and competence is conflated with personal life and personal capability in a quite destructive manner... The 6 months I was unemployed (having had a stressful- but not anxiety inducing- time at my old workplace) was filled with a variety of panic and anxiety symptoms that became severe enough that I needed to double my antidepressant and take regular diazepam!

Certainly in healthcare professions especially, work life and competence is conflated with personal life and personal capability in a quite destructive manner…

]]> By: Emchirohttp://brainblogger.com/2009/01/02/work-and-mental-health/#comment-396920 Emchiro Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:06:32 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=2156#comment-396920 try relaxation techniques. yoga, massage....anything. ^_^ try relaxation techniques. yoga, massage….anything. ^_^

]]> By: Hypnowhttp://brainblogger.com/2009/01/02/work-and-mental-health/#comment-396873 Hypnow Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:20:41 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=2156#comment-396873 I've always had a hard time separating my work life from my home life. It took me a long time, but I'm finally doing something which helps enrich my private life, and the best part is my private life helps enrich my career. It's a win-win situation for me and my brain :} I’ve always had a hard time separating my work life from my home life. It took me a long time, but I’m finally doing something which helps enrich my private life, and the best part is my private life helps enrich my career. It’s a win-win situation for me and my brain :}

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