HOW ARE YOU REALLY? – CHECK WHETHER YOUR WORK LIFE IS IN BALANCE Green – symptoms Perhaps you are a little too busy at the moment, but you: • Have energy to do something when you come home from work. • Have energy to see your family and friends. • Like your job and think it is meaningful. • Are able to sleep at night. • Can manage unforeseen bumps in life Yellow – symptoms You feel you are under pressure; the people close to you begin to ask if you are OK, and you: • Are tired when you come home from work. • No longer enjoy going to work. • Have not got the energy to see friends and family when you are off. • Perhaps have conflicts at work, but do not have the energy to do something about them. • Begin to have a poor quality of sleep at night, perhaps you wake up now and again with a restless mind and thoughts racing. Red – symptoms You are on the verge of stress when you: • Easily become emotional or angry/aggressive. • Have chest pains. • Are tired but cannot sleep. • Snap at family, friends and colleagues. • Do not prioritize to see your best friends. • Often feel inadequate/have low self-esteem. • Cannot make decisions, cannot remember important things or cannot concentrate. • Are restless and have racing thoughts. • Drink too much coffee, alcohol or smoke too much. • The people close to you express concern for you and your health.
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