Separating work and personal life
First of all, according to PsychCentral.com, you must learn to separate work and personal life. This might be difficult especially in situations that are extremely challenging mentally and occupy the mind of the given person even outside their work. Set up clear boundaries and do not take work home with you, especially during a stressful time.
Relaxation, interests and hobbies
Though it might seem you simply do not have time for such things, you need to try and relax regularly and engage in your own interests and pastimes. Do not neglect your hobbies and relax actively on a regular basis. Paradoxically, this is extremely important at times when you are facing challenges at work.
Change of the system
Immediately after handling an extremely stressful situation, evaluate how you might change the set up of the system so as to avoid similar issues in future. You might, for instance, alter your priorities, hand over part of your work agenda to a colleague or subordinate, or reorganise the process so you are not the only one handling the situation and the pressure is split among more people. Learn to change processes in a systemic way so you prevent various types of difficult situations from occurring.
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