Eliminate Workplace Stress With EFT Tapping

In this article, you will learn about what workplace stress is, its causes, its coping mechanisms, and how to overcome it with the help of the EFT Tapping Method which has been clinically proven to help people let go of intense workplace stress.

A couple of years ago, I worked at the Human Resources department and I was really engaged in my job. It gave me a sense of purpose and I absolutely loved working there.

However, after some months, my colleague resigned and I was the only one handling everything while my boss just kept piling work on my desk.

Even though I liked my job, I just couldn't handle the pressure that came along with it. 

Eventually, I felt exhausted and drained, as I had no time for myself or my family anymore. I started procrastinating and was not able to complete my tasks.

It got to a point where I began taking leave more often than I usually would.

This is when I realised that the stress and the need to do well at my job, got to me so much that I was experiencing burnouts regularly. 

I ended up quitting, as it was taking a toll on my mental and physical health.

Had I received the help and support that I desperately required to overcome or let go of my stress, I probably would not have gone through so much exhaustion and frustration.

It compromised my performance and well-being. Luckily, I soon found an alternative therapeutic method that I started using to help me through workplace stress, and it has been extremely helpful to me ever since.

My point is, workplace stress is quite common and usually emerges due to unexpected higher demands and our inability to meet them.

Perhaps you are aware of this known phrase - 'Having a job in many ways improves an individual's health and overall attitude toward life.'

However, many people face significant stress in the workplace that outweighs any possible benefits and even poses a threat to their health, but knowing when it's all too much and working on it immediately is the key, to be in control and take back your power.

Alternative therapeutic techniques are very helpful when it comes to work-related stress. When I joined another organisation, these techniques not only helped heal the stress I was facing, but they also gave me a method to have a healthy work-life balance as well as a serene sense of calm and peace.

FACTORS THAT GIVE RISE TO WORKPLACE STRESS

What is it that causes so much workplace stress (1)?

When there is a mismatch between the role's requirements, your capabilities, and the resources and supports available, workplace stress can develop.

Everyone knows how stress feels, and we've probably all felt it at some point - at home, school, or work, or while venturing outside of our comfort zone – but while some stress is acceptable, it may become a problem if it persists (2).

Stress can be caused by a variety of factors at work, but it is frequently exacerbated when employees believe they have insufficient support from managers and coworkers, as well as limited influence over work processes.

Stress at work can happen due to a variety of different reasons. According to a survey conducted in 2017, the most important are the following (3):

• Higher than manageable work-load – An employee will feel stressed if the amount of work they have to complete is overwhelming versus manageable.
• A feeling of being unsupported – An employee feels unsupported if they are undervalued, unfairly treated or their contribution unrewarded.
• Changes at the work place – Unexpected changes at work and an inability to cope with those changes can be stress-inducing.
• Bullying, violence, and threats – Understandably experiencing any form of abuse is unacceptable and causes heightened levels of stress in some cases, leading to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). All these can have significant, serious effects on physical and mental health.
• Feeling uncertain about your role–Employees will feel anxious at work if they do not know where their role fits into the workplace.

Stress does not always have to be a bad thing. Sometimes, it helps people to get motivated to get their work done effectively and efficiently.

However, too much stress can end up being damaging. Prolonged stress is extremely harmful - it would start with burnouts and end up with serious mental health problems.

SYMPTOMS OF WORKPLACE STRESS

Have you ever felt like you just can't do it anymore? Like your job is so frustrating that you feel like giving up and taking a break?

Maybe your boss is getting on your nerves and setting up tight deadlines, and you have absolutely no motivation to touch the pile of work you have? 

This intense mental, physical and emotional exhaustion that you face in the middle of your job is known as Burnout.

It takes place when you feel so exhausted and frustrated that you are not able to meet your deadlines, you feel emotionally drained and you don't have the ability to continue any further.

Burnouts make you feel helpless and the work you once loved doing, just does not seem appealing anymore.

This feeling often intensifies to a point where your professional, personal and family life also get affected in the process.

Since the long-term effects of a burnouts can be harmful to your mental and/or physical health, it is necessary to deal with this as soon as you realise it is happening.

Signs And Symptoms Of Workplace Stress

• Loss of appetite and good sleep
• Lowered immunity
• Sense of failure and self-doubt
• Detachment and isolation
• Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness
• Loss of motivation
• Withdrawing from responsibilities
• Taking out your frustration on others
• Self-esteem problems
• Substance use/abuse
• Usage of displacement or projection as coping mechanisms
• Procrastinating, taking longer to get things done

Struggling with burnouts is quite common and nothing to worry about, as long as you are mindful and take steps to overcome it, and to look after yourself.

There are so many days where you'll just ask yourself, "Is this job even worth it?" and if you conclude that it really isn't, consider looking out for another job that would make you feel happy and satisfied, or consider taking a break and giving yourself the much needed 'me time'.

HOW TO OVERCOME WORKPLACE STRESS?

Some of the solutions to help you cope better with stress at the workplace are (4):

HOW TO ELIMINATE WORKPLACE STRESS WITH EFT TAPPING?

EFT Tapping for Elimination of Work Place Stress is a clinically proven therapeutic method (5). As people often feel very drained by a hectic day at work, tapping is very effective in relieving their stress and helping them calm their nerves.

DOES EFT TAPPING FOR WORKPLACE STRESS REALLY WORK?

Emotional Freedom Technique is an alternative therapeutic technique that helps people overcome physical and mental problems that they face.

It has proven to be effective and long-lasting. Additionally, this technique does not take much time to administer as well. 

EFT Tapping for Workplace Stress Elimination stimulates the body's ability to let go or release any sort of stress that they are going through, at their place of work.

This intervention has proven to be useful and long-lasting for individuals experiencing chronic work-related stress. 

There has been clinical evidence of the use of EFT Tapping, for instance:

• EFT Tapping on nursing students facing stress and anxiety depicted how the effects of the Emotional Freedom Techniques were comparatively more significant in students who used the EFT, than those who didn't. The participants also mentioned that they felt calmer and more relaxed after the tapping (6).
• Another study talked about burnouts in school teachers. It was found that EFT Tapping was very useful and that tapping is profoundly effective for this population (7).

These are some successful clinical tests that were conducted, where EFT Tapping for Workplace Stress effectively helped individuals get over their problems. 

Although Emotional Freedom Techniques can be administered on the self, it is recommended to consult a professional EFT Practitioner to get help for physical and/or emotional issues you may be facing.

Although you may feel like stressing out is not a big deal and it's very normal.

There are times when it might escalate to burnouts and it will affect your personal, professional and family life negatively, which is when you need to consider seeking professional help to overcome this intense feeling.

You need to look out for yourself and your colleagues, and reach out for help in times like this.  

Emotional Freedom Techniques are always going to be successful, long-lasting, fortunate and effective methods to help you overcome any sort of mental or physical difficulty that you might face.

EFT Tapping for Workplace Stress Elimination is clinically proven and will be helpful whenever you feel like things are spiralling downwards. EFT Tapping will give you a sense of calm and control. 

In closing, stressful situations will occur in life and the secret is to have a daily routine to cope with it and to learn to let go.

Love,

Dr Rangana Rupavi Choudhuri (PhD)

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In summary, an unhealthy work environment is one of the biggest contributors to stress in today's generation. Remaining self-aware will allow you to deal with stressful feelings in a proper, healthy manner. All of us experience workplace stress, but knowing how to cope with it is very important. Breathing exercises, adopting an active lifestyle and EFT Tapping can help you relieve work-related stress. However, if you feel like it's escalating and/or you can't handle it anymore, consider consulting a professional to help you.

 References:

1. https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/employees-experience-workplace-stress/
2. http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6062
3. http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress/stress.pdf
4. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery.htm
5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0260691716000617?np=y
6. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876382019302501
7. https://energypsychologyjournal.org/is-acupoint-stimulation-an-active-ingredient-in-eft-a-controlled-trial-of-teacher-burnout/