Please join Postmarks in welcoming Dr. Patricia Hamilton from the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). She is going to be our first columnist!
Every so often, Dr. Hamilton is going to address issues that most of us will face at some point in our lives. This week, her contribution is about some of the ways that one can attempt to cope with the stress that is often associated with change.
Change can be bad or good. It can take many forms and may affect every aspect of your life.
Change can sometimes feel overwhelming, and it may disrupt the comfort that we have in our daily routines.
Changes are new and unfamiliar. They can make us feel unsettled, afraid, and uncertain due to having an external lack of control. Frequently, when change occurs, we don’t like it.
Change can also be one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome in the work environment. EAP can help with this process.
Since change is the road that we are on, let’s learn how to change the way we change by trying to view changes as challenges rather than as problems.
To keep ourselves grounded and functioning at a high level during these times, it is important to focus on the positive changes that are occurring in each of our lives, and to acknowledge that change is normal and is around us all the time.
Since change is the road that we are on, let’s learn how to change the way we change by trying to view changes as challenges rather than as problems.
To keep ourselves grounded and functioning at a high level during these times, it is important to focus on the positive changes that are occurring in each of our lives, and to acknowledge that change is normal and is around us all the time.
Every day, slow down and take a moment to review the positives in our lives. Notice that the weather and the seasons change, our children grow and enter new stages, and we ourselves change as we age. Once we accept that change is a normal part of life, we can adapt ourselves, adapt our perceptions, and make plans for our futures.
Remember, change is inevitable, but we can change how we look at it and how we respond to it.
EAP is a free and confidential service open to USPS employees and their families. 24 hours a day, you can call 1-800-EAP-4YOU (TTY 877-492-7341).
EAP is a free and confidential service open to USPS employees and their families. 24 hours a day, you can call 1-800-EAP-4YOU (TTY 877-492-7341).
