Prepare mentally for stress: Fully recognize that modern society's high efficiency inevitably brings intense competition and challenges. Be mentally prepared for potential negative impacts to avoid panic and increased stress. Maintain a balanced, optimistic mindset and avoid dwelling on adversity.
Factors contributing to psychological stress among white-collar men include:
1. Workaholism: The standard healthy workday is 8-10 hours. Working consistently over 12 hours places excessive strain on the body.
2. Profound Disappointment: Life inevitably brings numerous setbacks. Not everyone possesses sufficient coping skills, leading to feelings of loss.The emotional reactions stemming from disappointment can foster pessimism, despair, loss of confidence, and even a cynical outlook. Career pressures pose the greatest threat to white-collar men. Unable to withstand such pressures, they often succumb to a sense of loss—commonly referred to as the "gray psychology."
3. Inability to Tolerate High Pressure: The personalities of white-collar men, combined with the characteristics of the era, have given rise to intense competition.Long-term exposure to an intensely competitive atmosphere causes extreme psychological tension, distress, and disappointment, leading to emotional volatility. When unable to bear this overwhelming mental strain, individuals often lose self-control and fail to manage their emotions. IV. Family Crises: Work environments, social contexts, and the allocation of values and emotional investments among family members can all conceal or trigger family crises.Even without apparent conflict, pressure can descend upon you through family dynamics. This leaves many white-collar men perpetually gloomy and discontented, occasionally becoming irritable and distraught. 5. Illness: Disease most readily dampens one's spirit, sometimes extinguishing confidence in life itself. The pressure stems from the anxiety of losing physical health and the loss of hope for recovery.
VI. Excessive Greed: An insatiable desire for money and wealth is greed. It keeps your nervous system perpetually tense, accelerates normal brain activity, and creates a rhythm that disrupts physiological balance—damaging your brain, spirit, and body.
To alleviate psychological pressure, consider the following approaches:
1. Slow down your work pace: If you feel overwhelmed by demanding tasks, it's best to immediately set aside your work, slow down, and take a brief break. You may find you perform better afterward.
2. Organize your schedule wisely: Strictly follow a self-imposed routine to ensure regularity in life, study, and work.
3. Cultivate a positive mindset: Strengthen mental resilience and develop the habit of self-reflection. Consider building a relationship with a psychologist for ongoing support.
IV. Ensure adequate sleep: Do not defy natural rhythms, lest you face the consequences of nature's laws.
V. Evaluate yourself accurately: Maintain an even-keeled mindset, avoid setting impossibly high goals that pit you against yourself. Acting within your capabilities and adjusting objectives as needed is not a sign of weakness.
VI. Balance career and family: Domestic harmony and professional success are not mutually exclusive; they interact synergistically. "When the family is harmonious, all things prosper. He who cannot manage his household may not be fit to govern the world."
VII. Prepare Mentally for Pressure: Fully recognize that modern society's high efficiency inevitably brings intense competition and challenges. Be mentally prepared for potential negative impacts to avoid panic and increased stress. Maintain a balanced, optimistic, and open-minded attitude, refusing to dwell on adversity.