How Job Stress Affects Your Health | WSJ

In this episode, digital science editor Daniela Hernandez participates in a week-long experiment to find out how work-related stress impacts our bodies and to measure her own resilience.

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[thehopefulbudgeter]

No job is worth stressing over. Life’s too short. Health over everything.

[toponeroc]

My job is one of the worst stressful jobs and I feel I have no way out! I totally understand why people decide to be homeless and live free.

[netterz]

I'm tired of having to go through so much stress at these jobs just so I can have a roof over my head and food in my stomach (basic human requirements) ..Starting to feel like we are all born just to be 9 to 5 slaves and that's it.. and no matter how bad these jobs are affecting our mental and physical health we HAVE to deal with it or else we will be homeless. Something just seems wrong about the way life is.. we keep working everyday/week/month/ year/decades and never can get ahead enough to take any time for ourselves and wellbeing. We are trapped in this neverending rat race until we die. How are you supposed to feel positive about the future when that's the case? I dont want to sound negative but it's the sad truth for so many people.

[adiposerex]

I was stressed but then I retired. I was able to start regular exercise and adopted a healthy vegan diet. I finally lost all the extra stress-added weight. Gave up coffee, soda, junk. That was 8 years ago and I continue this lifestyle. Still losing weight very slowly.

[ceciliaj]

I mean yes, her work is probably stressful. But the REALLY stressful jobs such as flipping burgers, waiter/waitress, bartender, nurse, chashier etc is never looked at as unhealthy. People just assume we can tolerate the stress, but we cant. When i get home from work, my heartrate is high all evening.
This would be so much more interesting if they put this on a nurse or waitress.

[jaiminmodivlogs]

The person who is reading this, I wish you a calm, successful and healthy life forever ❤️

[FransceneJK]

I’m sooo ready to quit. I used to be so passionate and on fire for my job but I can’t anymore. After 5.5 years I’m burned out…burned into ashes you could say, I’ve checked out mentally and do the bare minimum now. I feel like my contribution means nothing, I’m replaceable, bosses who think they can yell at me, I stopped learning everything I can at this job and reached the highest position in my organization without having to play politics. I’m tired of wearing this fake mask every day. Tired of going through the motions like a zombie. Tired of commuting, doing mandatory overtime ( no extra money is worth it), mandatory stays at work 24/7 during natural disasters (can’t even go home so I have to sleep at work 💩). I got a list of 3 dozen reasons why I wanna quit. My anxiety level is through the roof, I snap at people and hate interaction with people. I have insomnia and headaches. I’m triggered easily and wanna be left alone. Overwhelmed big time and can’t catch a break. My physical and mental health are suffering big time. I really wanna quit. In the next month or two. The 50k a year just ain’t fkn worth it and I’m only 29.

[Y_Canada]

Let me guess... Her long hours are most likely unpaid, because she's a salaried employee? She's staying at the office till 9 pm and even 2 am (!), but doesn't get compensated for it? And she probably ends up clocking in $40-50k of unpaid work hours each year, but the company makes it seem justifiable, because they give her $5-10k as a Christmas bonus? And they also mentioned the "extended work hours" in her contract, but didn't specify that she'll be working 20-30 hours without pay each week? And they tell their employees "this is how the industry works, get on board with it or leave"? Yep, sounds about right.
This isn't just stress - it's exploitation. Frankly speaking, it's more like slavery. This lady seems extremely smart and nice; she deserves better.

[importantname]

saying that you are stressful often makes you more stressful

[MrandMrsRickz]

Been feeling lots of anxiety at work- Stressed, headaches on the side of my head. I feel some people don’t realize how important it is for me to stay on top of things, keep things organized and track everything. At the end it all falls on me- lately I was stuck doing other people’s duties that had nothing to do with our office, my husband sees how stress I come home- I tell him everything as my husband. I’ve heard so much and kept it in- Sad how someone can try to make you look so bad to the world just to block all the wrong they do- Feeds everyone lies about you and your family- Sad part is everyone knows how bad this person loves gossip, they feel that by feeding him gossip they keep him on they’re good side-

[dennisp]

I would be very interested to see if there is a difference between how males and females react to stress.

[sandro]

I quit my job because of stress. Never ever, stress makes you sick physically and mentally

[mag]

This is how I get stressed: when I'm doing math with my dad he's telling me all this information at once and it over stresses my mind where I can't handle it. And I just start to tear up.

[akhigandhi]

I wish they had recorded more of the expert explaining than her vlogging.

[relaxingmeditationmusic]

Stressing due to work is one of the worst thing. Meditating help me relax my mind after work

[raxj]

Whichever career field you are in whether it's a job or business you run, you will have to work hard, everybody has to work hard. However, if it is affecting your health then you need to take action and just say no.

[maverickbonato]

I rather live in a 1room home office and working stress-free maybe even part-time than living in a mansion only thinking about work. Man I hate the concept of work in general so much, really trying to minimize it lol

[shyaaammeneen]

Informative video. Be careful what you feed your mind to reduce stress and overthinking.. Avoid comparing yourself with others, do not be desperate to impress anybody, reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your natural incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 10-15 minutes or more. You can sit on a chair or lay down, be as still as possible and eyes closed--No deep breathing. Don’t fight your thoughts. Never meditate with expectations. Make it a lifetime habit to observe your breath day and night before sleep, at work, when travelling, etc with eyes open or closed. Best wishes--Counsellor.

[CJinsoo]

Just wait until you are REQUIRED to wear that device in order to evaluate your job performance and eligibility for promotions, and to identify employees with greater likelihood to incur higher medical costs

[drone]

10 months ago: job stress.
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