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Crying at Work: Prevention and Coping Tips

<div style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi;">on line pharmacy<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a title&equals;"Cry" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;flickr&period;com&sol;photos&sol;94983498&commat;N00&sol;109445541&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" title&equals;"Cry" alt&equals;"Cry" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;farm1&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;38&sol;109445541&lowbar;789630f771&period;jpg" &sol;><&sol;a><small> <a title&equals;"Alena Navarro- Whyte" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;flickr&period;com&sol;photos&sol;94983498&commat;N00&sol;109445541&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Alena Navarro- Whyte<&sol;a> via <a title&equals;"Compfight" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;compfight&period;com&sol;">Compfight<&sol;a><&sol;small><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Crying comes more easily for some than others&period; It doesn&&num;8217&semi;t necessarily mean frequent criers are more emotional &lpar;tear glands vary among individuals&rpar;&comma; but many see tears as weakness&period; Crying is especially embarrassing in the workplace&comma; but professional settings are often places with the most stress and therefore places where the urge to cry is likely to strike&period; It may seem there is nothing to prevent crying or recover from a crying episode&comma; but there are a few tricks to try when you feel the tears welling up&period; And if you do cry at work&comma; there are ways to lessen the damage to your self-esteem and professional image&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Prevention Tips<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><strong>Distraction &&num;8211&semi; <&sol;strong>Distracting yourself from whatever is causing you to feel upset is the easiest way to prevent tears&period; Try changing the conversation if possible&comma; or focus on an object nearby&period; You may also mentally distract yourself by thinking of something you really enjoy &&num;8211&semi; a video game&comma; shopping&comma; etc&period; <strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>The Anger Advantage &&num;8211&semi; <&sol;strong>Often&comma; crying is a way of expressing anger or frustration rather than sadness&period; Find a way to focus on the anger and use it to your advantage&period; This doesn&&num;8217&semi;t mean scream and yell&comma; but rather respond to the person or persons causing the problem in a calm but firm way&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Funny Stuff<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi;<strong> <&sol;strong>We all have something that never fails to make us laugh&period; Whether it&&num;8217&semi;s an image&comma; video&comma; or joke&comma; try to think of something that makes you laugh&period; This may not be ideal for everyone&comma; since you don&&num;8217&semi;t want to burst out laughing at an inappropriate time&comma; but it could work to stop the tears until the urge to cry has subsided&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Blink &&num;8211&semi; <&sol;strong>Blinking several times can help prevent tears from flowing&period; Try blinking hard until you feel more calm&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Drink Water<&sol;strong>&&num;8211&semi; When fighting tears&comma; we often have a big lump in the throat&period; Drink water not only provides a distraction&comma; but can help remove the lump in your throat&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Pain as Distraction<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; If mental distractions don&&num;8217&semi;t work&comma; you may need something physical&period; Pain serves as a great physical distraction&period; Try snapping a rubber band on your wrist&comma; biting your cheek&comma; or pinching yourself&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Coping<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><strong>Get Out<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; If you do start to cry&comma; remove yourself from the upsetting situation as soon as possible&period; Try finding a private place to recover&period; Even if you&&num;8217&semi;ve starting crying&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s possible to prevent a complete meltdown&period; Once you&&num;8217&semi;re alone&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s good to try some of the tips above to help you stop&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Acknowledge the Situation<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; If you&&num;8217&semi;ve cried in front of someone&comma; don&&num;8217&semi;t try to ignore it&period; Just explain that you got a bit upset and apologize for losing control&period; This will demonstrate professionalism and reassure others that you can handle the stress of your job&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Seek Help<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi;  Seeing a therapist or visiting your doctor can help you understand why you&&num;8217&semi;re crying and identify underlying medical conditions that may be causing the problem&period; A professional can also help you pinpoint more effective coping mechanisms&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Change Your Environment<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; If you&&num;8217&semi;ve always been a frequent crier&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll probably find yourself wanting to cry in any job&period; However&comma; if your job has made you feel much more upset than usual&comma; it might be best to look for a healthier work environment&period; Read about some common <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;signs-the-job-is-wrong-for-you&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">signs you are in the wrong job<&sol;a> to determine if a change is needed&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;ve cried over workplace stress&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;re not alone&period; Crying is a way of  expressing many emotions including stress anger frustration and embarrassment&period; Everyone experiences these feelings&comma; they are just more visible in those that cry easily&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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