People spend anywhere from eight to twelve hours in the work place each day. The work place isn’t just the place we do our work either. Many times, we work closely with others and develop close relationships that play an important role in life. For some, co-workers are seen more and interacted with more than family members. It is almost impossible for your work life to not affect you emotionally.

To understand how your work life may affect you emotionally, it is important to understand what emotional health really is. Emotionally healthy people feel good about themselves, where they are in life, where they are going, and the relationships they have along the way. They can also handle life and work stress with sensibility.

How you feel about your work environment and career affects you on an emotional level both inside the work place and outside the work place. For some, the work place is a hostile or intimidating environment. They may feel angry and frustrated with their current job and work place. They may even feel threatened by bosses or co-workers. If this is the kind of work life you experience, chances are you are feeling these feelings long after you clock out or pull out of the parking lot. These emotions do not subside as you leave for the day. They can and will eat away at your emotional health. You will notice over time that you feel that anger and frustration in your gut while you should be relishing family activities or having fun with friends. You will undoubtedly lash out or treat others how you are being treated at work. You may never intend on transferring these feelings to those who have nothing to do with your work place; but you will.