Life isn’t easy and when it comes to work, it’s important to manage your mental health in the way that you handle it outside of work too. There can be many pressures that come with your work and how well you set boundaries or approach your mental health, in general, is important to work on.

With that being said, here are some helpful tips to help manage your mental health and improve your well-being within the workplace this year.

Know your limits

Everyone has their limits when it comes to the workload that you can take on at any one point. It’s important not to make comparisons to colleagues and other people you see online or within the same role/industry you’re in.

It’s also important that you set boundaries with those who are responsible for overseeing your work and allocation of work. Putting boundaries in place will stop you from getting overwhelmed and perhaps stretching yourself too thin.

Knowing your limits is worthwhile because it keeps your mental health in check and ensures you’ll continue to enjoy the job too.

Reclaim your lunch break

Lunch breaks are often underappreciated and for many workplace cultures, they neglect to focus on prioritising the lunch break for their staff. It’s something that really helps when it comes to your mental well-being, especially as work can often be intense some days.

No one can operate at 100% productivity all day, every day. That 30-minute to one-hour break is a great relief for staff to sit back, relax away from their desk and enjoy a delicious meal.

Utilize resources available online

Thankfully nowadays, with social media and the online world, there are a lot of resources available at our fingertips.

For those who might not yet be willing to speak about their mental health woes to others, it’s useful to take a look at what’s available to digest online. For example, mental health resources for truckers are useful, particularly due to on-the-road work being an isolating and lonely place.

Explore what’s available online and make use of any online resources or opportunities that might give you the choice of speaking to someone over online webchats or via email. This is great for those who might not necessarily have the confidence to talk in person or over the phone yet.

Get your work-life balance right

Your work-life balance is something that’s important to get right. You want to ensure that you’re working hard where it’s needed but you’re also enjoying your own time as a benefit from working hard.

Often enough, it can be a force of habit to work more hours or prioritise one more than the other. While there’s nothing wrong with doing either, it’s good to try and balance your work-life better if possible.

Nurture workplace relationships for support

Finally, make sure you’re nurturing your workplace relationships where possible in order to acquire that additional support should it be needed. Your work colleagues can also be great friends, so allow yourself to let those boundaries down sometimes for the sake of your mental health.

Hopefully, these tips will help manage your mental health at work more easily in 2023.