How to cope with depression at work by Marquis Matson

Sometimes, the only fly in the ointment in an otherwise perfect working environment is the mindset we’ve developed over the years. To soar up through the company, every person requires vigilance to get the better of the challenges that lurk around the corner.

It’s no secret that each individual is in a bit of quandary when it comes to finding the right balance between work and rest. The problems at night time are generally attributed to overwork, lack of mental focus, and the inability to quiet the mind.

The idea of facilitating the process to identify early signs of depression is in desperate need of support from scientific research, and case studies. The rising rates of depression trigger the red-alarm, which implies that it’s about time that society understands the seriousness of the situation.

It is estimated that around 350 million people all across the globe, are diagnosed with depression, and the unofficial stats are indicating an even higher percentage on a global level.

To handle this issue, experts in human behaviour and psychology have presented a variety of practices with an idea to prevent burnout and reduce the intensity of overwhelming stress. Even if you love and immerse in your job, that’s not sufficient for rising above depression due to the constant exposure to mental pressure.

So, what should you do?

Take short breaks to organise your thoughts

When the body is overwhelmed by stress, the monkey mind kicks in. In the meantime, the sense of survival is activated, which adds up to the danger a person finds itself in. More often this storm is fictional, and the hot potato in your hands doesn’t quite reflect the actual situation.

Taking a breather can instantaneously quieten the mental noise down, and thus increase your productivity after the break. Living in a closed world, driven by wavelike mind-movements, inflames the situation even further by needless and counter-effective reactions.

Take a quick nap

The circadian rhythm dictates your sleeping needs and sets the internal clock, according to which, the body channels all the energies. If you ever felt energized and drained at the same time, you are pretty much familiar with this everyday momentum.

Taking a timeout, in the heat of the moment, can often straighten things out. A 30-minute nap, especially at work, can boost your morale and keep you alert for the rest of the day. “Inemuri” a Japanese word, which can be roughly translated to “Sleeping on the Job,” verifies the effectiveness of this notion.

If you have a problem, say it out loud

Never hesitate to speak up and lay your cards on the table. Not everyone appreciates honesty, but at least you’ll no longer feel duty-bound to hide your emotions.

Mental Health America has recently come up with a plan to reduce the numbers of employees who suffer from depression. Their mission is to prioritise the individual over the group, by focusing on its mental condition, and practices.

Not everyone wants to embroil in rivalries, to say the least. Nonetheless, you have to be aware that if you plan to refrain from comments, and just swallow it, soon all those hidden energies will begin to pop up, manifested through emotional outbursts.

Adjust your priorities

Many people are driven by the idea to do as much as possible, in the shortest amount of time. Having well-defined goals, which are divided into smaller sub-tasks is a straightforward technique to increase your output, and improve your health.

Every journey starts with the first step, and you can’t simply skip over “the boring stuff” and focus merely on the end result. Usually, the small steps count the most, and neglecting them is like buying a one-way ticket to an emotional and professional collapse.

Listen to instrumental music

Personal performance is much-publicized in the digital era. The lack of concentration and the incapability to make sound decisions is compensated with hours of extra work. Fortunately, listening to stress-relieving sounds can boost your creativity, and keep you focused during the day.

If you have business to attend to, you might want to clear your mind with some inspiring and calming music. A white noise app can be of particular use to you, in that regard by providing a selection of ambient audios which can soothe your mind.

Share your views with your colleagues

A single twig may break, but a bunch of twigs can destroy any system. So, rallying up with your associates and co-workers may spark an organizational change, and hence improve the working conditions of all people involved.

Those with whom you have common interests will probably support your little rebellion, which is launched to reduce job dissatisfaction. Impossible to meet deadlines, and crazy demands by the superiors undoubtedly give rise to a new wave of depression and contribute to lower collective morale.

Not even a demonstration of intellectual prowess, can safeguard you from the “ifs” and “don’ts” in the workplace.

If you want to stay calm under pressure, you must break from the daily grind and explore some thought-provoking angles.

Your health can deteriorate unless you embark on a full-scale mission, to change your behaviour from top to bottom.