Mental health is always very important to each of us, reflecting the emotional health and overall functioning of an individual. Research has shown that up to 90% Auditing - Accounting feel stressed at work, and we all know that a good mental state is needed for work to be smooth and effective. It also makes us feel happy and stable, feel capable, feel supported and satisfied with life.
Accompanying the difficulties of the Finance - Accounting team, the Webinar "DON'T LET YOUR ACCOUNTANT BE STRESSED ALONE" by Bizzi Vietnam in collaboration with leading speakers in the field of psychology has brought you an interesting sharing session about Stress and how to transform Stress.
Below is the knowledge that experts shared during the Webinar, please try applying it to improve your mental health!
First of all, we need to clearly understand Stress.
What is stress? Situations that can cause stress
Stress is the level at which you feel overwhelmed or can not cope due to pressures
At the most basic level, stress is body's response under pressure
So where does accountants' stress come from?
*External causes of stress:
According to CABA's 2019 research on accounting professionals:
41% due to overwork
33% due to office politics
The 29% feels underrated
29% due to no increase in salary or bonus
28% because of too many meetings
In addition, the cause can be from worrying about the health of yourself and those around you, having to face stories of illness, worrying about the family economy, the future of children...
*Situations that can cause stress from the “inside”:
Thoughts: often feel negative, anxious, self-blame
Emotions – most noticeable: Includes symptoms such as:
– More anxious, angry, and fearful than usual
– Change in temperament
– Difficulty feeling relaxed and peaceful
– Loss of interest in daily activities
– Mood changes (depressed – agitated)
Along with emotions, there will often be physical reactions, which are considered physiological stress
Some reactions of the body when stressed: Often headaches, neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, minor illnesses
Behavior:
– Sleep disorders: Difficulty sleeping, lethargic sleep
– Eating disorders
– Abnormal weight gain/loss (5%)
– Uncontrollable behavior (shopping, playing games, drinking, smoking, cleaning, scolding…)
– Decreased productivity
– Difficult to record information/events
– Difficulty concentrating
– Difficult/unable to make decisions
*Note: if the signs last more than 2 weeks, or there are more than 3 signs, you need to seek professional help
Thoughts – Behaviors – Emotions are interrelated. Our thoughts will cause corresponding emotions and behaviors, and emotions and behaviors also affect our thoughts.
Stress can come from both the “outside” and the “inside”. External situations are often difficult to control, so be proactive with the “inside” to transform stress from your own thoughts – behaviors – emotions.
CBT diagram – self-awareness
So to transform stress, what do we need to do?
Emergency stress metabolism (Combine multiple methods if necessary)
- Accept your feelings (Perform this exercise to be able to continue the exercises below effectively):
– Stop reacting
– Recognize stress
– Accept that you are stressed.
- Direct impact on the body:
– Exercise
– Changes in body temperature
– Breathe slowly…
- Release “negative” emotions:
– Share with others
-Write out
- Cry…
- Increase positive emotions:
– Do what you love
– Praise yourself
– Practice gratitude…
- Change your mindset:
– Look at stress in a positive way
– Focus on solutions
– Searching for meaning…
- Temporarily put emotions aside:
– Write your feelings down on paper and put them aside for now.
– Focus on work
– Back to emotional care
Emergency stress metabolism method
Through the above sharing, we can more or less know the severity of our own stress, fatigue, and tension. Based on that, choose appropriate transformation methods and effective ways of working.
Let's share this useful information with those around us, so we can live and work more effectively, with a healthier spirit!
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