November 14, 2024

Wellbeing

What is Wellbeing?

Wellbeing is not only important for your overall happiness, but it is also essential for your performance and safety at work. Having a mentally healthy workplace allows you to be productive, feel safe, and valued. Understanding and ensuring you are doing things to maintain your wellbeing will help you to perform better, reduce stress and enjoy life in and out of work.
There are key aspects of wellbeing, they include:

Mental health at work: Workplace stress can have negative impacts on your mental health, mental illnesses like depression and anxiety are the leading cause of workers being absent. A mentally healthy workplace increases productivity and keeps you safer by making you more engaged.
Factors affecting workplace wellbeing: Three major factors affect workplace wellbeing, they include demand, support from colleagues, and work-life balance. If you manage these three factors you will improve your workplace wellbeing.
Mindfulness and relaxation techniques: Being aware of the current moment you’re in helps to reduce stress and improves focus while boosting your mood. Here are a few techniques:
o Controlled breathing
o Eating healthy
o Relaxing
Positive psychology for wellbeing: Focusing on living a life filled with meaning, pleasure, and positive relationships are small practices that can make a big difference. This can be done by having gratitude, doing acts of kindness, and learning new things.

Maintaining Your Wellbeing:

Maintaining your wellbeing involves simple factors, but it is important to stay consistent and work on them every day, these factors include:

Exercise: Physical activity is a great way to reduce stress and boost your overall mood
Staying connected: Talking to friends, family, and colleagues if you ever feel like you are overwhelmed and it is affecting your wellbeing
Taking breaks: Stepping away from work when you feel it is getting too much, even if it is a short break, can help you reset
Balance: ensure that you spend time outside of work to recharge by doing the things you enjoy and being around your friends and family

If you feel like your wellbeing is being affected by work, you can complete a mental health consultation and see a mental health doctor. This will help assess your situation and outline ways to improve your wellbeing. You can also contact mental health support lines such as: