Illness always throws you off your stride:You lie weak and disheveled in bed, and even going to the kitchen becomes a real test. However, the negative effects of physical ailments are not limited to poor health. If you work, then the so-called “sick leave” is an obligatory companion of the disease (only freelance artists and the unemployed are not burdened with this experience). For some, it becomes an unplanned vacation, while others howl with boredom and miss the office. But both may be interested in means that help to tune in to work after an illness.

Influence of the disease on the human psyche

With the fact that physical discomfort affectsthe human psyche, no one will argue. But probably few have heard that this influence can be both negative and positive. Some types of diseases can improve mood, increase efficiency, cause acute attacks of optimism - all this is associated with the release of special chemicals. There are diseases that interfere with the work of the cerebral cortex, and this can also cause positive changes in a person's mood and character. However, this is more of a funny fact than a phenomenon that often occurs in reality. Agree, we rarely get sick in such a way that our health improves and our head clears up - more often it is the opposite. Almost any disease is accompanied by apathy, weakness, deterioration of thinking, decreased concentration, bad mood. They are the ones that explain why the boss does not want to see you at work during this period (although there is a class of managers who are not very smart and who do not give their subordinates sick leave). But it's not just physical illness that throws us off our usual work routine. Taking sick leave, staying home, and the illness itself cause a whole host of lifestyle changes that make us wonder how to get back into the work routine. These changes include:

• Change of pace of lifeBeing a healthy person, youyou get used to the fact that you have to come to the office at nine and leave at six. This happens over the course of five days, after which there are two days off - this is your usual rhythm. But with the onset of illness, everything changes, and your life turns into one continuous day off. And since a person is a creature living within the framework of biorhythms, then for him any change in them is stress, after which he needs to recover.
• Separation from the working environment There is a list of professions inwhich any break is fraught with a break from the professional context. You were not at work for just a week, but during this time so many important things happened that you already feel like a beginner at work, which was engaged in the last few years. Especially it concerns managerial positions and dynamically developing spheres, such as the Internet, telecommunications, advertising, etc.
• Disconnecting from business communicationWorking five days ina week, you get used to a special style of communication: quickly catch information, try to speak only the most important, correctly build your speech, use special working terms. But if you stay for a week at home, you may well get out of this manner of communication, and you will need additional time to return to it.
• Excessive relaxationtime of illness, you get used to doing nothing: your usual activity is watching TV and draining an infinite number of mugs with tea. Yes, it can be very enjoyable, but when it comes time to return to work, you can experience certain difficulties in order to get ready and get involved in the "office race".
• The habit of not taking care of yourselfHow do you look insick time? Tousled hair, a red, runny nose, and rumpled home clothes - this does not look like an attractive, well-groomed woman. But at work, you are exactly like that! After an illness, you get out of the habit of daily grooming, and the need to apply makeup, style your hair, and choose clothes can become an additional stress when you go to work.

Here is a far from complete list of what can, inin addition to illness, ruin your life. As you may have noticed, most of these inconveniences are related to the change in the rhythm of life, which is stressful for most people (except, perhaps, those who like changes and make them a way of life, but such people rarely worry about how to get into the mood for work - they, as a rule, do not go to the office). But what to do about it?

How to tune in to work after a forced holiday

The unpleasant aspects of the disease are clear to everyone and have long been knownare known. But how can we make sure that they poison the life of a modern woman building a career to a minimum - that is, you? What can we do to ensure that going back to work after an illness does not become additional stress for our body? Psychologists and psychophysiologists answer these and other questions.

Give yourself a rest.The stupidest thing you can do is to continue working while you are unwell. It is understandable when the boss does not welcome sick leave (although in this case you should probably think about changing jobs), but it also happens that the woman herself, due to various fears and prejudices, continues to perform her professional duties with a temperature of almost forty. Don't! Your body is already exhausted - it doesn't need any additional stress! In any case, during the acute phase of the disease, it is better to lie down at home: you will not infect your colleagues and will quickly regain strength in order to rush to pave the way for your career. During this time, ask your colleagues not to disturb you and do not call the office yourself.

If possible, try not to change the rhythm of yourlife. Of course, if you have a high temperature and want to sleep twenty hours a day, you don’t have to fight it. But if you don’t have such a need, try to go to bed and get up at your usual time during the work week - this will save you energy on readjusting your biorhythms.

Gradually get involved in the work as you go.recovery. Psychologists say that the greatest stress is a sudden immersion in your responsibilities. But you can prevent this if, while recovering, you gradually increase your workload. For example, you have been lying down for a day and feel strong - you can try to sort out your work mail and answer some of the most urgent letters. Or you can call colleagues and take on the solution of a number of problems, which can be done remotely. In our age of high technology, there are many ways to keep your finger on the pulse while lying at home in a warm and cozy bed.

Return to the working language.Warn your husband and household that you will talk to them in a formal business manner for an hour or two a day. Explain to them why you need it. You can also take on telephone negotiations with several large clients - this will help you not to get out of the habit of business communication.

Get away from total relaxation. As you know, doing nothing and being too lazy to delay, so as soon as you relax and feel the strength, begin to increase the load, because someone needs to prepare food and clean up the apartment. So start slowly to do household chores, but just enough so that you do not get tired. Then the transition to a work schedule will not be an exorbitant load for you.

Get yourself in order.Of course, with a fever and complete weakness you can’t really do much. But the last two or three days of illness are usually not characterized by severe symptoms, so you can pay attention to yourself during these days. Lie in a warm bath, do hair removal, brush your teeth, wash your hair and comb your hair - these simple manipulations will help you feel like a woman again. It is not at all necessary to put on combat makeup and do your hair “for going out” (although this is not prohibited), but you simply must tidy yourself up, and this is what will help you get back into shape faster after an illness.

Gain strength.All the recommendations you know about a healthy lifestyle will be useful: eat well and properly, try to walk in the fresh air for at least two hours a day (this will be easy to do thanks to the onset of summer!), do morning exercises - in general, try to charge your body with vigor and energy.

Give yourself a shine. Do not try to catch up and immediately after the illness do a double amount of work, including what you missed. Within a month the body should function in a sparing mode. In what way can this be expressed?

First, try to avoid harmful and unnecessary things.stress. There is useful stress, for example, moderate physical activity or solving mental problems, and there is harmful stress - the shouting of the boss, rush jobs in the office or communication with conflicting clients. So, try to protect yourself from it if possible. Secondly, even useful workload should be dosed. If you suddenly take on the same or even double the amount of work, your body may not be able to withstand it, and you may even get sick again. Therefore, take pity on your body and return to work gradually, starting with the simplest duties. Thirdly, pamper yourself. Allow yourself to eat a delicious chocolate bar or watch your favorite movie in the evening instead of cleaning. It is in such pleasant little things that the secret of a good mood and vigor lies. You should especially pamper yourself after completing any difficult or expensive tasks. So, the recovery of the body after an illness is a long and painstaking process. In total, it can last up to a month. In order to get into the right frame of mind for work, love yourself and treat yourself with care. After all, there is nothing more correct than the signals of your own body. And it is the body that can tell you the most effective ways to get back to work. We recommend reading:

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