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VIRTUAL CONNECT: WORRY, STRESS, AND ANXIETY
Whether working from home, or returning to the office, COVID-19 isn’t just a physical health issue – it’s a mental health issue too.
With ‘always on’ media, divergent and conflicting news, working in isolation, managing work alongside family responsibilities, an overwhelming sense of uncertainty… the toll on our psychological health can’t be ignored.
Calls to the the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) helpline have more than doubled during lockdown, and a survey of SA employees by SADAG, Afriforte, and Mindful Revolution, identified nearly half of respondents (46%) as high risk of Pre‑TSD, and 35% already showing physiological signs.1
Pre-TSD is different to the established diagnosis of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), as it appears during a stressful event, not afterwards.
Psychological signs include racing thoughts, constant worrying, feelings of uncertainty or insecurity, loss of objectivity, reduced emotional control, indecisiveness, inability to focus and concentrate, forgetfulness, poor judgement, and poor decision-making.
Add to that frequent headaches, nausea, heartburn, eating problems, palpitations, sleep problems… Pre-, and Post-TSD is predicted to be the second pandemic to hit the workplace.
THE AMYGDALA AT WORK
Worry, stress, and anxiety are all perfectly normal reactions to life. They are part of our fundamental emotional repertoire, and have helped our species survive since the beginning of time. But – if they’re not ‘kept in check’ – they can become a psychological and physical disabler, rather than a life saver!
The good news is that learning how to moderate the effects worry, stress, and anxiety is a skill that can be developed.
So, from a fun journey through neuroscience – the Amygdala at work – to practical measures to help take back some control of how we feeling, our WORRY, STRESS & ANXIETY Virtual Connect helps enable delegates to respond, rather than react, to the stressors and pressures that we face everyday.
KEY OUTCOMES
- Builds awareness of the neuroscience of worry, stress, and anxiety – the amygdala at work
- Details the ‘all or nothing’ stress response
- Introduces the Insights Discovery stress methodology
- Enables the recognition of stress triggers and how to manage them
- Builds awareness of the impact and response of stress in others, and how to support team members
- Develops an action plan for success based on the circle of influence model
FORMAT
- A 3.5hr Virtual Connect, with digital reference guide
- Available as a standalone workshop, or as part of a SETA accredited skills programme
For more information on how COVID-19 is affecting stress, worry, and anxiety across the country, check out the Life with Covid-19 dashboard.
REFERENCES:
- Green, A. (2020). COVID-19: ‘Extremely high levels of stress’ among employees in SA. Spotlight. (spotlightnsp.co.za).
