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I need help. I need help and I don't know where to get it.
The University's self-help information for managing work stress is so useless as to be laughable. You complete a questionnaire. It tells you that you have high stress levels. Then you have to set targets to 'reduce' your stress levels.
Well if I say that my goal is that work should interfere with my sleeping habits 'never' as opposed to 'most of the time', does that mean that I work less or I need to sleep less?
Of course my goal is that it interferes never. If I didn't need to sleep then it would interfere never, wouldn't it???
The Look after your mental health website (on the staff pages, please note), says this:
Being a student can offer all sorts of opportunities for personal and academic development but it can also be challenging and disturbing at times.
Well of course it fucking can. Whereas being a staff member is what, a piece of piss? Give me a break.
hysical fitness and exercise is an important part of mental health, as is a good diet and moderation in life style. Regular exercise whether through sport, dancing or just walking in to college is as good for your brain as it is for your body.
WHEN??? In all those hours out of the 24 in a day when I'm not doing work? Riiiight. I don't work in the maths department, you'll have to show me how to take more from less and still get a positive number. Aha! The answer is obviously to sleep less, then I'll have time to exercise.
Try and get enough sleep. Get some early nights and if you have regular late nights and miss out on sleep, build in recovery time. It doesn't mean missing out on having a good time - just 'costing' in the extra hours you will need to recover. Over-tiredness is a real pressure on mental health.
Ha. You're telling me. When exactly am I supposed to build in recovery time?
I wonder if OH&S will prescribe me Modafinil?
Fuck this for a laugh.
The University's self-help information for managing work stress is so useless as to be laughable. You complete a questionnaire. It tells you that you have high stress levels. Then you have to set targets to 'reduce' your stress levels.
Well if I say that my goal is that work should interfere with my sleeping habits 'never' as opposed to 'most of the time', does that mean that I work less or I need to sleep less?
Of course my goal is that it interferes never. If I didn't need to sleep then it would interfere never, wouldn't it???
The Look after your mental health website (on the staff pages, please note), says this:
Being a student can offer all sorts of opportunities for personal and academic development but it can also be challenging and disturbing at times.
Well of course it fucking can. Whereas being a staff member is what, a piece of piss? Give me a break.
hysical fitness and exercise is an important part of mental health, as is a good diet and moderation in life style. Regular exercise whether through sport, dancing or just walking in to college is as good for your brain as it is for your body.
WHEN??? In all those hours out of the 24 in a day when I'm not doing work? Riiiight. I don't work in the maths department, you'll have to show me how to take more from less and still get a positive number. Aha! The answer is obviously to sleep less, then I'll have time to exercise.
Try and get enough sleep. Get some early nights and if you have regular late nights and miss out on sleep, build in recovery time. It doesn't mean missing out on having a good time - just 'costing' in the extra hours you will need to recover. Over-tiredness is a real pressure on mental health.
Ha. You're telling me. When exactly am I supposed to build in recovery time?
I wonder if OH&S will prescribe me Modafinil?
Fuck this for a laugh.