According to a survey, one in 20 workers experience depression at workplace at any given time.
First and foremost thing to realise is whether the depression is because of you or the job, there could be more than one cause for depression. But in most cases work is the contributing factor.
Here are the following problems people like us face at workplace that often cause stress & worry :
- Excessive work pressure with targets.
- Unfixed working hours.
- No support from colleagues
- Negative work environment
- Either having too much or too less responsibility
- Lack of job security, job satisfaction, less pay, uninteresting work or not getting positive feedback
- Personal crisis, such as financial problems, health, relationship difficulties.
You may not accept the condition you are going through and may worry about reaction of co workers and boss, thinking about the job security. Well it is completely a personal decision to admit or not, as there are pros and cons depending on the organisation.
These days organisations are taking cases of depression very seriously to make sure their employees have full support, proper counselling and treatment. Usually such cases are kept confidential to protect the equality act of Employment.
If you see some of these signs, talk with the person and encourage them to seek help
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fatigue
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unhappiness
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excessive forgetfulness
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irritability
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propensity for crying spells
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indecisiveness
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lack of enthusiasm
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withdrawal
Strategy against depression
Consider these strategies to improve your performance and productivity at work :
- Work is Worship, true, but always remember it is only one aspect of your life. Even on the busiest of days, remember self care and recovery should be your top priority.
- It is rare to find a job that doesn’t involve challenging people, deadlines, difficult assignments and other stressors. At such moments, try to focus on the positive reasons why working is good.
- You will face disappointments, make mistakes, and encounter obstacles at work, well everyone does. Change your attitude and expectations about yourself and your work, don’t be harsh on yourself.
- Realize that problems caused by your symptoms in the past will get repeated, especially if you have a working treatment plan in place. Give yourself credit for the progress you are making time to time.
- To help you keep focused on the future instead of the past, take a close look at the symptoms that have tripped you up in the past, and develop specific strategies for countering each of them.
- When you work with other people that obviously most of us do, there might be difference in agendas and conflicts that can’t be avoided.Be focus and don’t let your efforts derail to recover from depression.
- It is difficult to juggle a full work schedule while also meeting everyone’s expectations at home. When you also need to find time and energy to devote to managing your depression, it can be overwhelming. Examine your daily or weekly schedule and look for activities, both at home and at work, that could be delegated to others.
Depression is not related success or failure, it is condition which can happen to anyone at any point of time. With increased work pressure, all of us go through it sooner or later, more important point is to realise, admit and seek help at right time to avoid this depression take over your life.
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