How Emotionally Intelligent People Handle Stress At Work

There are two types of people you always deal with at work: people with average emotional intelligence and people with high levels of emotional intelligence. More often than not, people with high levels of emotional intelligence have a particularly hard time of dealing with stressful situations at the work place. If you are one of those people who fall under the second category, then this could definitely help make your life better.

1. Give yourself a break 

The more you stress about things at work and about how they are not falling in place like they should, the more your life becomes difficult. Every time you find yourself in situations that you cannot cope with or are too hard to deal with, give yourself a break. Walk out of the uncomfortable place and let go of things that are bothering you. This helps in giving you the much needed perspective in life, thereby clearing your head and giving you a much needed break.

2. Be aware of your negative triggers

When you see yourself constantly reacting to particular situations, learn to write down what triggers you and what makes you act the way you do. This helps in giving you clarity so you can better deal with the stressful moment at the time. The more you do this, the more you realise you can actually map out these times and clear out your thought process. Keep a trigger journal if necessary, so you can keep going back to it when you need reminders.

3. Have a coping plan in place 

For people with high levels of emotional intelligence, it is not easy to fall back into the regular patterns post a particularly stressful period. At times like this, it always helps to have backup plans in motion. Deep breathing is one of the ways through which you can calm yourself down while another form could be by simply going for a walk. At times like this, you know you cannot handle work so do not even think about going back to it!

Dealing with stress is not an easy task and neither is dealing with what comes after. If you have better ways of coping with difficult situations, comment and let us know! Do not forget to like, follow and subscribe to our pages if you have not already!