Manage your mental health over the festive period…
Over the next few days in the lead up to Christmas, Ultimate U are giving you a tip a day on how to manage your mental health during this very busy period….
Tip 1 – Consider your options – take control
It is very easy to get swept along with what you think you should be doing over the Christmas and New Year period and end up trying to do everything and make everything perfect! The result is you are left feeling completely frazzled by the big day.
Ultimate U suggest now is the time to consider what you could compromise on. What could you not do that could alleviate feeling overwhelmed? Could you delegate tasks to other members of the family/friends?
Draw up a list of all the things you think you have to do and then eliminate THREE things: be ruthless! Will sacrificing those items really be such a big deal?
Think about your workload for a moment…are you still with me?! Trying to cram in all your work before Christmas – is this necessary? Again what things could you let go until the New Year? Do you need to chat through with your line manager about what tasks could be re-scheduled for January.
It is likely that you are already putting yourself under pressure with the home/life tasks at the moment – use your support networks, talk through what you have got on and then do 50% less of everything: effort, work, present buying the lot.
