Life Balance: The Influence Of Mental And Emotional Health In The Workplace – Work – Mental And Emotional Balance Creates A Positive Environment For Behavior Change

Knowing what to do to become healthier does not seem enough motivation to make most people change the habits that are keeping them from good health.

It is an integral factor when choosing whether one engages in healthy or risky behaviors.

It is reasonable to claim that ones mental/emotional condition influences their physical health. Nevertheless, mental and emotional balance creates a positive environment for behavior change. You should take this seriously. In addition to the mental/emotional stability to follow through with it, there must be a deeper catalyst to enact change. Remember, now it seems that new research can back up that claim. ComPsych Corporation has released a really new wellness report that relates how an employee’s mental/emotional health can sabotage efforts to change unhealthy behaviors. ComPsych is the world’s largest provider of employee assistance programs. Besides, using aggregate data from health risk assessments across their customer base, they determined that stress, anxiety, depression and poor social support are factors that can hamper employees’ efforts to achieve wellness goals.

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Richard Chaifetz, Chairman, and CEO of ComPsych offered this explanation.

There is strong correlation between high stress/emotional problems and poor lifestyle choices.

So this study shows an actual correlation between the two. Dr. So, for years, we have suspected that people engaged in selfdestructive behavior as a way to comfort, numb, or soothe an unpleasant situation. These new findings show the value of preventative and supportive care. So, while providing the proverbial Band Aid over the wound, the bulk of most employee health programs focus on caring for illness once it appears. Employees, who have resources available to support and assist them with mental/emotional problems, are more equipped to care for their physical health. What they won’t be able to do, is must or shouldn’t be doing.

Many answer questions showing themselves in a more favorable light than is accurate.

They will be even higher, as health risk assessments are selfreported, while these findings may seem startling. Oftentimes this would create a substantial reduction in ‘post condition’ expenses for the company. By assisting employees to manage stress and anxiety and helping them develop stronger emotional coping skills, companies can effectively increase the employees’ ability to make and maintain positive health related changes. Besides the obvious savings in health care costs, emotionally balanced employees, who take better care of their physical health miss fewer days on the job and are more productive at while at work. Providing and encouraging this assistance type is a win for the employee and employer. Normally, lisa is a Registered Nurse, author and recovering pageant queen, who spreads hope with her Get REAL approach to wellness. She feels passionate about spreading this message of hope and acceptance to help others be PROactive about their health and not simply REactive.

Lisa uses her enthusiasm to inspire people to value and appreciate who they are.