{"id":114909,"date":"2020-11-26T12:41:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T12:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herway.net\/?p=114909"},"modified":"2021-08-12T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:07:36","slug":"ansiedad-laboral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herway.net\/es\/ansiedad-laboral\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo le di la vuelta a la ansiedad laboral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Durante toda mi vida, nunca he sido el tipo de persona que teme los cambios o reh\u00faye los retos. Aprovechaba cada nueva oportunidad para salir de mi zona de confort y nunca ten\u00eda miedo de perder algo por el camino.<\/p>\n

Y aunque as\u00ed fuera, estaba segura de que algo mejor me esperaba a la vuelta de la esquina.<\/p>\n

Aparte de mi optimismo casi molesto, tambi\u00e9n ten\u00eda mucha ambici\u00f3n (piense que form\u00e9 parte de cuatro clubes diferentes en el instituto, adem\u00e1s de correr en atletismo), as\u00ed que siempre me puse grandes expectativas para m\u00ed y para mi carrera.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tras licenciarme en Finanzas, tuve la suerte de encontrar enseguida trabajo en una peque\u00f1a empresa.<\/p>\n

Fui ascendiendo poco a poco desde un puesto de principiante hasta otros mejor remunerados en los que se me asignaban m\u00e1s responsabilidades.<\/p>\n

Sin embargo, nunca lo vi como una carga y me entusiasmaba incre\u00edblemente que mis superiores vieran algo especial en m\u00ed.<\/p>\n

Unos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s tarde, empec\u00e9 a tener ganas de algo nuevo<\/em>. I was well aware that the corporate ladder at my job wasn\u2019t very high, and there wasn\u2019t much more left for me to climb.<\/p>\n

Claro que me gustaban mis compa\u00f1eros y la oficina libre de estr\u00e9s, pero una vocecita en mi cabeza me dec\u00eda que era hora de seguir adelante.<\/p>\n

Y como un reloj, volv\u00ed a ponerme en contacto con un antiguo amigo de la universidad que me dijo que su empresa, mucho m\u00e1s grande, estaba contratando personal. \u00bfAprovech\u00e9 la oportunidad? Claro que s\u00ed.<\/p>\n

\"dos<\/p>\n

Within a few months, I was saying goodbye to my old coworkers and getting ready to throw myself into what I thought at the time would be (clich\u00e9 alert) an amazing new chapter.<\/p>\n

Ojal\u00e1 pudiera se\u00f1alar el momento en que mis habilidades para gestionar el estr\u00e9s salieron volando por la ventana.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe it was around the time I arrived at my new office and realized the true meaning of a \u201cfast-paced work environment.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

O quiz\u00e1 se fue acumulando poco a poco, a medida que mi carga de trabajo se triplicaba, las horas extra se convert\u00edan en algo casi diario y la pila de correos electr\u00f3nicos sin abrir en mi bandeja de entrada crec\u00eda y crec\u00eda.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Echando la vista atr\u00e1s, estoy totalmente de acuerdo con la analog\u00eda de que el estr\u00e9s es como un cubo que se llena lentamente de agua.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The water rises and rises, and if you don\u2019t find a way to poke holes in the bucket (in other words, actively try to lower your stress), the water will eventually overflow, and you\u2019ll find yourself battling a flood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

La primera vez que tuve un ataque de ansiedad, estaba en mi coche, volviendo del trabajo. Sola.<\/p>\n

While stuck in traffic, my mind kept bouncing back and forth between project deadlines, my boss\u2019 frustration at that day\u2019s meeting, and all the work that somehow had to be done by the end of the week.<\/p>\n

Por primera vez en mi vida, sent\u00ed que realmente hab\u00eda perdido el control.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, my heart began to race, breathing became difficult, my limbs started trembling \u2013 like they weren\u2019t a part of my body anymore \u2013 and I was terrified that I would pass out behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

\"mujer<\/p>\n

Encend\u00ed la radio y la m\u00fasica pop consigui\u00f3 distraerme el tiempo suficiente para recuperar el control de mi respiraci\u00f3n y conducir de una pieza hasta casa.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, you just had your first anxiety attack. No big deal, it happens. You\u2019ll be fine,\u201d I told myself.<\/strong>
\nLamentablemente, esto s\u00f3lo fue el preludio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the following months, I had to learn how to live with a constant knot in my stomach, forced myself to eat because I\u2019d lost all appetite, and could never get a good night\u2019s sleep because my brain would never shut off.<\/p>\n

And even though my diet had never been worse (it consisted of daily runs to Taco Bell and gallons of soda), I\u2019d somehow managed to lose weight.<\/p>\n

The weekends didn\u2019t bring me any relief, either \u2013 I spent them worrying about the following week.<\/p>\n

As\u00ed que el \u00fanico tiempo libre del que dispon\u00eda para divertirme y desconectar lo malgastaba d\u00e1ndole vueltas a todo tipo de hip\u00f3tesis catastrofistas.<\/p>\n

I wish I could say I came to the realization that I was suffering from work anxiety on my own, but that wasn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n

Fue mi marido quien sugiri\u00f3 t\u00edmidamente que \u00faltimamente hab\u00eda estado demasiado estresada y que tal vez, tal vez<\/em>, I should consider taking up some stress-relieving activities \u2013 a way to poke a hole in my stress bucket, if you will.<\/p>\n

Entonces, \u00bfqu\u00e9 contramedidas puse en marcha?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liberarse con el yoga<\/h2>\n

\"mujer<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how yoga became my first weapon in my fight against anxiety.<\/p>\n

Al principio, s\u00f3lo tomaba una clase cada domingo por la tarde (porque los domingos son los peores, como te dir\u00e1 cualquier persona que sufra ansiedad laboral), y not\u00e9 un cambio casi de inmediato.<\/p>\n

La tensi\u00f3n de mi cuerpo se redujo radicalmente, y desafiarme f\u00edsicamente me sent\u00f3 casi demasiado bien. Con el tiempo, aument\u00e9 a tres clases semanales, a medida que algunos de los s\u00edntomas f\u00edsicos de la ansiedad disminu\u00edan.<\/p>\n

Mi cuello y mis hombros, que estaban incre\u00edblemente tensos y doloridos, por fin se hab\u00edan relajado, y hab\u00eda recuperado el apetito.<\/p>\n

Incorporar mecanismos de afrontamiento<\/h2>\n

\"mujer<\/p>\n

But yoga couldn\u2019t fix all of my problems at work, so I had to develop coping mechanisms to rein in my anxiety during the day.<\/p>\n

Pegu\u00e9 una nota adhesiva gigante en la pantalla del ordenador record\u00e1ndome que hiciera un sencillo ejercicio de respiraci\u00f3n cada vez que tuviera un minuto para m\u00ed o me sintiera nerviosa.<\/p>\n

I wrote a to-do list every morning and checked off one item after another, which gave me a sense of control over my workload. Plus, I didn\u2019t have to worry about whether I would forget anything throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Tambi\u00e9n aprend\u00ed a ser consciente de mi cuerpo y de lo que me rodea control\u00e1ndome durante el d\u00eda, record\u00e1ndome que deb\u00eda aflojar la tensi\u00f3n de las extremidades y bajar los hombros lejos de las orejas.<\/p>\n

Cambiar mi dieta<\/h2>\n

\"mujer<\/p>\n

Dej\u00e9 de beber refrescos por completo y s\u00f3lo tomaba una taza de caf\u00e9 por la ma\u00f1ana para darme un impulso de energ\u00eda para ese d\u00eda.<\/p>\n

Tambi\u00e9n dej\u00e9 de pasarme las pausas para comer encerrada en la oficina y empec\u00e9 a socializar con mis compa\u00f1eros de trabajo, lo que hizo que el d\u00eda fuera considerablemente menos estresante.<\/p>\n

Giving two weeks\u2019 notice<\/h2>\n

\"mujer<\/p>\n

Aun as\u00ed, ning\u00fan tipo de yoga o meditaci\u00f3n pod\u00eda cambiar el hecho de que estaba trabajando en un puesto que no era saludable para m\u00ed y, para curarme por completo, sab\u00eda que ten\u00eda que cambiar de trabajo.<\/p>\n

Quitting wasn\u2019t an option due to obvious financial reasons, so I slowly started applying to other positions, hoping that I\u2019d get an offer sooner or later.<\/p>\n

Tras innumerables solicitudes enviadas y horas de entrevistas y pruebas, por fin consegu\u00ed un trabajo en el que pod\u00eda dar lo mejor de m\u00ed sin poner en peligro mi cordura.<\/p>\n

Obviously, my anxiety didn\u2019t magically disappear the second I handed in my two weeks\u2019 notice. It seemed that my body had gotten so used to feeling on edge all the time that it had trouble ditching the habit!<\/p>\n

Pero poco a poco empec\u00e9 a redescubrir lo que se siente al disfrutar de verdad de un s\u00e1bado soleado en el parque o de una cena familiar.<\/p>\n

Al recordar esta experiencia a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, s\u00e9 que deber\u00eda haber acudido a un terapeuta justo despu\u00e9s de aquel primer ataque de ansiedad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The problem was that I didn\u2019t know it was the start of a genuine mental health issue.<\/p>\n

\"mujer<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m sure that many people out there don\u2019t realize that their work stress has long crossed over into full-blown anxiety \u2013 I was simply lucky that I had people around me who guided me in the direction of healing.<\/p>\n

To all of you who are currently entangled in a battle with your own mind, I\u2019m here to tell you that there is a way out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not easy, and it feels like you\u2019re trying to twist your way into a pair of pants you outgrew years ago, but it can be done!<\/strong><\/p>\n

After all, there\u2019s nothing wrong in calling it a wrap once you realize that your job is taking much more than it\u2019s giving \u2013 it doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re a failure or incompetent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dejar el que cre\u00eda que ser\u00eda el trabajo de mis sue\u00f1os fue un trago dif\u00edcil de digerir, y tuve que mantener una conversaci\u00f3n sincera conmigo misma sobre lo que quer\u00eda.<\/p>\n

Pero gracias a esta experiencia, he llegado hasta donde estoy hoy y no cambiar\u00eda ni una sola parte de mi viaje.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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