Workplace stress is increasingly becoming a larger part of the conversation since the pandemic. And against the backdrop of hustle culture, reports indicate that the number of people seeking help with stress or anxiety has increased by55%根据英国精神卫生服务提供商的一项研究。英国卫生与安全执行官表示，仅在2021年，822,000 workersin the U.K. suffered from work-related stress, depression, or anxiety.
I entered law—the second most压力大的专业人士根据保险公司的说法，在英国，在2009年作为雄心勃勃的高位。作为由其高标准和完美主义定义的职业，它通常是高位者和雄心勃勃的少数愿意在两端燃烧蜡烛并做出进步所需的牺牲的雄心勃勃的家园。但是影响压力对我的生活产生了几乎导致我完全离开该行业。我知道我并不孤单。
对于许多专业服务和其他苛刻行业that attract high achievers，这些统计数据可能不足为奇。反映我作为律师的经验，我敢肯定，他们对长时间的工作环境和实现目标的巨大压力并不陌生。而且，尽管有些人在这种强度下蓬勃发展，但许多人正在与倦怠作斗争。
Today, as the founder of my own law firm, I’m relieved I didn’t leave. But I know I couldn’t have done it, without learning to manage stress. So, how did I do it? And how can you do it too?
The sources of stress
Stress is我们身体对压力的反应。The reaction is essentially a last-ditch attempt at letting you know that you’re over-committed, over-stretched, and overwhelmed. Stress is often a signyou’ve pushed yourself too farwithout making time to consider whether what you’re doing is sustainable, both professionally and personally.
Have you had difficulty controlling your temper? Are you struggling to sleep? Is concentrating on the work at hand an impossible task? You could be pushing yourself to a limit that’s not worth crossing. As ambitious high achievers, we ultimately want to go the distance, but I guarantee going the distance is impossible when struck with migraines, low moods, anxiety, and irritability: all hallmarks signs of chronic stress.
为什么休息比倦怠更好
Stress is unique to each person. For some, stress is incapacitating, while others actually need a bit of stress to keep them motivated. It becomes problematic, however, when it begins to impede on your day-to-day functioning.
当我成立自己的律师事务所时，我承受着极大的压力。我有年幼的孩子，跑步的生意，还有一个不确定的未来。然而，这种强度促使我确保我的业务成功。然而，随着岁月的流逝，我开始意识到我的身心健康在慢性压力下正在减弱。我感到不知所措和竭尽全力，在闭门造车后面，我努力地看到我如何能够长期兼顾。
And so, despite it seeming entirely counter-productive, I began to reclaim time from the business. I dove into exercise,有据可查的压力胜地。我和家人在一起，这使我想起了这一切的目的。我开始将时间和精力投入到我想成为的人中。
The result? I became happier, better rested, and more motivated; for the betterment of my business and everyone around me.
It’s easy to slip into the idea that if you take your foot off the pedal, even for one second, everything will come crashing down. The issue with this thinking is that you are denying yourself an opportunity to refuel, despite being on a marathon of the mind for years on end.
成功的职业不会在一夜之间发生；这是一个需要时间的过程。而且，虽然您的职业生涯将花点时间消除汽油，但如果您拒绝花点时间呼吸，您的身心健康不一定会生存。作为一个压力很大的专业人士，至关重要的是要将“加油”视为我们距离距离的能力的一部分。当然，我们的客户应该得到一个雄心勃勃努力的伙伴，但他们也应该拥有一个可以成长，应对和休息的房间。
Take a step back, watch for the warning signs, and remember that a break is better than burnout.
Stamina’s role in reaching success
有一种危险的信念，即为工作而折磨自己具有内在的价值。您全心全意地承诺，竭尽全力，毫无疑问：这是令人钦佩的。但是，艰苦的工作与否认您的个人需求之间存在区别。这就是深层压力开始承受的地方，如果您不小心，这可能是一个特别滑的斜坡。
归根结底，尽管我们尽了最大的努力，但我们不是机器。重要的是要记住，我们的应对能力需要全面地考虑。耐力是要保持我们的个人火花。如果我们依靠工作来加油，我们将用光蒸汽。如果我们的生活完全围绕休闲时间旋转，也是如此。简而言之，平衡是关键。
将自己埋葬在工作中不会提供弄清楚自己所需的难题的每个部分，而管理压力的艺术实际上依赖于发展使您的每个部分的承诺。如果运动为您提供缓刑，请完全接受。如果阅读可以让您逃脱，请直接潜入。如果电影，艺术，音乐或旅行会激发您的启发，请确保您花时间。
Dealing with strain becomes significantly easier when we are fulfilled as people. Confronting difficulty is easier to cope with when we meet it as whole versions of ourselves. And managing stress becomes a possibility when we’ve invested the time to become bigger versions of who we are.
There’s no doubt about it: Life as a high achiever comes with its challenges. Ensure you greet those challenges as someone who has been given every possible opportunity to cope with it.
What leaders can do
While the above is helpful, I believe it’s important to address the responsibility of leaders in the fight against work-related stress, particularly asculture is one of the prevailing causes ofit.
In my own business, I’ve worked hard to create an environment that prioritizes flexibility, mental and physical well-being, personal growth, and open channels of communication–all of which I believe are steps toward combating stress for high achievers. But, for industries such as mine to truly cope, all leaders need to take conscious steps toward building a culture that better supports their professionals.
我亲身体验了压力会对您产生的影响，而且我还目睹了加油，个人成长和灵活性对团队产生的令人难以置信的影响。我可以轻松地告诉您哪一个导致了更快乐的客户，更快乐的团队以及整体上更成功的业务。
Alice Stephenson is the founder of the private law firm based in United Kingdom,Stephenson Law。