Sometimes we don’t even realise that we are suffering from work-related stress. Fatigue, headaches, heart palpations, sleeping difficulties, skin disorders or gastrointestinal upsets can all be our body’s way of trying to send us warning signs about stress at work.
Statistics from the Health and Safety Executive in Great Britian tell us that 964,000 people during 2024/25 reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by work.
Yet many people are reluctant to talk about stress caused or exacerbated by their work. Going to work to support your family feels like a necessity. But our workplace can be incredibly stressful with an increasing workload, reduced people in our team to get more work done, a blame culture or lack of control over what we need to get done.
Sometimes people think they might be seen as weak if they admit they are struggling at work, but stress is not a weakness, and can affect anyone at any time. Talking to a trained professional can help you explore what is happening to you and help you take steps to make changes before things develop into a mental health situation.
I can help you find your way through. I offer face2face counselling (and Zoom and telephone options) where you can be honest about what is happening at work. You don’t even have to leave your home and together we can find ways for you to reduce your stress and manage it.