Anxiety and depression are at unprecedented levels in society. But unfortunately, our ability to help these people suffering these conditions isn’t increasing at the same rate.

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The relaxing month of January is over. I hope you’re still feeling motivated and excited for what lies ahead. Did you make resolutions at the start of the year? Gym memberships, weight loss programs, tertiary course enrolments and new job applications all skyrocket in January, but now the month is over and how are we going? What happens when our good intentions run out of steam? How do you keep going when it gets harder?

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The biggest burden in the workplace is email. It chews up most of our time, it stresses us out and it casts a shadow of dread in the background as we try to disengage from work on our holidays.

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This article first appared May 17, 2011.

When we think of anxiety the usual image that appears is one of sweaty palms, dry throat, trembling hands and overall awkwardness. This is a common and overt reaction to stresses such as public speaking or admitting mistakes.

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This article first appeared October 18, 2011.

Last week I wrote about the biggest time wasters in the workplace. This week’s blog entry is a follow on from that.

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After today there are only 11 days left in the year. You’re probably wondering where the year went and in the last working week of the year you’re either stressed and burning the candle at both ends to reach some deadlines, or comfortably winding down and looking forward to a holiday break.

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I was recently at a local café overhearing three people excitedly talking about office politics and business deals. This is a fairly common event at this café, but one thing that made this group stand out was that they all ordered alcohol – and the town hall clock had only just struck 12.

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The anxiety that builds from a typo can be massive, especially when it is a glaring error that you have created, or been accountable for.

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Every organisation has a long list of don’ts. HR departments are forever trying to sort out the don’ts with employees and managers – don’t discriminate, don’t bully, don’t stifle creativity, don’t miss the deadline, etc.

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Everyone feels stress at times. A tight deadline, an interpersonal difficulty in the office or financial pressures – there are many things around us that contribute to feelings of stress.

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