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Suggest Treatment For Stress After Continuous Work
Posted on
Tue, 18 Aug 2015
Medically reviewed by
Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Tue, 18 Aug 2015
Answered on
Tue, 8 Sep 2015
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Question : Get stressed if I work for 4 to 5 hours continuous.
Brief Answer:
Take breaks, alternate tasks
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for your query.
Continuous work of 5-6 hours will create stress for anyone. You need to work within human limits. How does stress manifest in you, please describe in detail.
There are many ways to manage stress. I will enlist a few ways for your.
- Need to get up from your seat every half hour and take a walk around in your workplace
- Alternating different tasks will keep the fun alive and curtail boredom
- Outsource the work that is out of your capacity
- Chair yoga is a great way to relax. You can do some head rotations, shoulder rotations, twisting, shaking of feet while sitting in your chair. You can learn these is a small course on yoga.
Hope it helps
Dr Vaishalee
Take breaks, alternate tasks
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for your query.
Continuous work of 5-6 hours will create stress for anyone. You need to work within human limits. How does stress manifest in you, please describe in detail.
There are many ways to manage stress. I will enlist a few ways for your.
- Need to get up from your seat every half hour and take a walk around in your workplace
- Alternating different tasks will keep the fun alive and curtail boredom
- Outsource the work that is out of your capacity
- Chair yoga is a great way to relax. You can do some head rotations, shoulder rotations, twisting, shaking of feet while sitting in your chair. You can learn these is a small course on yoga.
Hope it helps
Dr Vaishalee
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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