It’s normal to feel a little stressed at work from time to time. However, for some employees, this workplace stress becomes all-consuming and can begin to affect their daily life. In time, this can leave workers feeling burnt out, exhausted, or depressed. However, many people may not consider seeing a psychologist for work-related issues. Yet, since we spend most of our time working – (approximately 90,000 hours over our lifetime) – work problems are bound to come up and interfere with our daily life at some point. What makes a job stressful? Workplace stress and anxiety may be caused by events such as job losses, restructures, bullying, takeovers, or even just daily work hassles that build-up, like a heavy workload or tight deadlines to meet. According to WorkSafe, the most at-risk occupations for mental health issues include: Defence force members, firefighters and police School teachers ­ Health and welfare support … Continue reading How A Psychologist Can Help With Workplace Issues