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Job Demands
Job demands refer to what is
expected of you in your workplace.
Excessive workloads, long hours, and
compounding pressures to meet or
exceed tight or unrealistic deadlines can
signi昀椀cantly increase workplace stress.
Lack of Control
Lack of control is when you may have
little to no control over your job. This
could be micromanagement and/
or over-the-top surveillance, leading
to frustration, reduced con昀椀dence,
overwhelm, and stress.
Poor Support
Poor support is when you’re inadequately
supported in your job role. This may
come from leadership or colleagues, such
as high workloads with little input or
help, increasing workplace stress.
Workplace Stress
Support Strategies
There are a number of
ways you can prevent
stress from taking hold –
especially at work. First
and foremost, a healthy
mind can foster greater
resilience. But this can be
dif昀椀cult when you’re faced
with workplace stress. Here
are numerous practical
stress management
techniques you can use.
Maintaining all the usual
wellbeing strategies is a
good place to start. Overall,
we need to practice selfcare and good habits to
stay mentally healthy and
resilient. These include:
• A good sleep routine.
• Frequent exercise.
• Self-care and
work-life balance.
• A healthy diet.
Other forms of support
are workplace support
systems. While you can
practice mindfulness
and keep your mindset
as healthy as possible, if
stress persists, speak up!
Talk to your manager.
• Speak with someone
you trust, who you know
will be non-judgemental
• Speak with a colleague.
• Reach out to HR
The next step is seeking
professional support.
This could be counselling
services, such as speaking
with an expert. Here are
examples of experts you
could talk to, including:
• Your GP.
• A counsellor, social
worker or psychologist.
• Your workplace EAP
program, where you
can access free and
con昀椀dential support
from a quali昀椀ed
counsellor, without
some of the waiting
times of other mental
health services.
