5 Ways to Manage Work From Home Stress
Working From Home Can Be The Best And It Can Cause Some Stress
Chances are when you first got the opportunity to be able to work from home you thought it was going to be great! It was going to give you all the opportunities to be productive at work and within your home.
Allowing more time for relaxation and downtime on the weekends. It’s been your goal now for years to be able to come home at a decent hour, make dinner, and just do nothing at the end of the day.
Well, turns out, it’s not as stress free as you thought it would be.
Chances are you might be juggling more now than you were when you weren’t working from home.
It’s exhausting to be managing home chores while you are trying to respond to emails, work on a project, and take meetings.
The good news is you can it doesn’t have to be this way!
Keep reading to learn 5 things you can do to manage work from home stress.
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5 Tips to Manage Work From Home Stress
Working from home can be great and it can also cause some extra stress in your life. Check out these helpful tips to keep your work from home stress in check.
Tip #1 to Manage Work From Home Stress: Create a Dedicated Space
Okay, so when the world shut down from COVID it left everyone scrambling to make a WFH situation work.
But…..
Are you still working from your kitchen table or in the living room where you have distractions all over the place?
If WFH is going to be your primary place of getting work done, it’s time to upgrade and have a dedicated space away from home life. Some kind of separation is needed even if it is a screen room divider.
It’s important mentally to give yourself space and separation.
Tip #2 to Manage Work From Home Stress: Everyone Loves a Routine
Making and keeping a routine is a great way to reduce your work from home stress. You know what to expect and how you can start and end your day.
This can help your brain to stay on track and focus better.
Tip #3 to Manage Work From Home Stress: Make Work Your Focus
If you are working from home that doesn’t mean you also need to be doing all the house chores and especially not during your work day.
I recognize this isn’t always possible and let’s be honest it is one of the perks of working from home but depending on your work or what you have scheduled for the day, it’s okay if you don’t get that load of laundry completed or the bathroom cleaned.
Your brain will thank you for not keeping yourself scattered if you don’t do it.
Tip #4 to Manage Work From Home Stress: Keep it Tidy
If you can find a dedicated workspace separate from the other parts of your home where you spend a lot of time one of my biggest recommendations is to keep your space tidy.
Don’t bring in a lot of extraness such as letting dishes pile up, the laundry basket because you’re going to fold the clothes at some point, or kid toys all over.
Again, this isn’t black and white so if the dishes, the laundry basket, or the kid toys find a way into your space that’s okay too.
The message becomes keeping your space tidy and uncluttered can help reduce stress, and increase focus and concentration, which then increases productivity.
Tip #5 to Manage Work From Home Stress: Be Clear on the Boundaries
Most of the things mentioned above center around having clear boundaries for yourself.
Boundaries are essential to taking good care of you.
It can be really easy to start work early, stay late, or work on your off days.
Being able to monitor your behaviors and allow yourself to say “no” is going to be essential.
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Working from home isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. It can increase stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout for some if not monitored and taken seriously.
It is possible to be able to work from home and manage your stress in healthy ways. This can help to reduce stress, anxiety, and burnout.
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Written by: Laura Rippeon, LCSW, LCSW-C