You’ll likely elevate your stress and serious mental problems if you stay in tough situations at work without help. It’s part myth to believe that in tough times the tough get going!
ScienceDaily reminds us that people caught in the toughest tsunami-affected areas in Thailand ... still show higher rates of mental health problems. They suffer elevated posttraumatic stress disorder as well as depression … even though almost a year has passed since the disaster. Check out two studies now in the August 2 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights. 
One study described the December 26, 2004, the horrific undersea earthquake northwest of Sumatra, Indonesia, caused a giant ocean shockwave or tsunami that devastated Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and many other countries. More than 200,000 people died in this deadliest natural disaster in history. The second study described , where the tsunami terrorized 6 southwestern provinces, losing 5,395 people, with another 2,991 were unaccounted for, and 8,457 injured.
Here are three tips to retake control of your life in ways that reinstate your health and energize the work community at the same time.
1. Spend more time with positive people and run from negative people.
2. Exercise daily to elevate your brain’s oxygen levels
3. Take a trip that brings you to a whole new setting that will help you regain perspective
Try these approaches past the disaster you face at work that leaves you in a disadvantaged place. Whatever you do … avoid blame … in favor or being good to you. What do you think?
It's interesting that your third suggestion, in particular, is also what will help stimulate creativity. That creativity will probably be necessary to help you gain perspective and make a break from the situation in which you allow yourself to be stuck.
Thanks, Ellen!
Posted by: Tom Vander Well | August 28, 2006 8:01 AM | Permalink to Comment