Is your husband struggling to combat the stresses of his workplace?
Coping with some stress at work is normal. However, extreme fatigue, feeling helpless and mental drain are just some of the symptoms of stress that in the long run can effect your husband’s productivity, your marriage and home life. The goal is to stop stress in its tracks before its too late! It’s easy for long hours, thin deadlines and increased demands to have your husband feeling powerless but it’s important for you to remind him that he is in control.
If you’re tired of his sleepless nights, headaches, and irritability do something! As his spouse you’re his support system. It’s okay for you to step in and lift his spirits, lighten his load, and speak life into him. The question is, how do you plan to do this? I’m sharing my answers with you below.
NEVER STOP ENCOURAGING
YOUR HUSBAND!
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8 Effective Ways To Help Your Husband Cope With Stress At Work
Ask How You Can Help
Ask how you can help! Sometimes we find that the real issues behind work stress are small instances that with a little help can be eliminated. It’s okay to be his personal assistant. Your pay off is seeing your husband in a much better head space. Your reward is having him be present mentally, emotionally and physically for your family. Maybe he needs a little help organizing his schedule. Help him! Maybe his route to work is making him late everyday. Help him find an alternate route! You all should be working as a team in all aspects of your life. You will find no greater peace than when you confirm to him when he needs you most that you support him and is there for him in his time of need.
Create A Peaceful Home For Him To Come Home To
Nothing is worst than having stress at work and then coming home to turmoil too. When work gets stressful, home life should off set it. You should be creating a peaceful environment at home! When you can blatantly see that your husband is stressed, working more hours, battling frequent headaches, and low on patience you should be stepping up. No nagging, no complaining, and no beating up his ego! Home life should be the sanctuary he looks forward to coming home to after a demanding day on the job and not the opposite. Create a happy, fun and loving environment to help take his mind off the stress he’s accumulating at work.
Go Have Lunch With Him
In the midst of a bad day, spending time with those you love can make all the difference. Go surprise him with lunch so that’s one less thing he has to figure out! Schedule a lunch date with him so that you can gift him some laughs in the midst of a stressful day. Stepping outside of the environment that is stressing you out, getting some fresh air and a change of scenery may be just the midday boost he needs to make it through another day. If he works close to home, invite him home for lunch and have his favorite meal waiting. After all, they say the way to a mans heart is through his stomach!
Intimacy, Intimacy And More Intimacy
It’s no surprise that intimacy is a stress reducer. As a result, if you find that your husband is dealing with work stress, increase your intimacy. Intimacy is great for the mind and the body! You can get all the credit for putting more pep in your husband’s step. He’ll hopefully be in a much better mood and ready to combat anything thrown his way.
Keep His Favorites On Hand
Imagine him getting dressed for work only to realize that he is out of deodorant. This is added stress that he don’t need before heading to a stressful environment. Its extremely important to keep his necessities stocked and his favorites on hand so that’s one less thing he has to worry about. He shouldn’t be running out of tooth paste, not having anything to take for lunch, or his lucky drawers still being in the dirty clothes! These are little things that you can handle that will give him the security he needs to go about his day. He can relinquish the reigns in these areas knowing that he has a responsible woman at home that’s going to make sure home is took care of. His focus can now be placed on more important things that will benefit your family in the long run.
Give Him Some Space
We all have our bad days. This is perfectly normal. Sometimes there is nothing that can be done but pass time. There may be days where there is nothing you can do to help ease the stress your husband is experiencing. In these moments just give him some space! Don’t go busting down the walls of his man cave, blowing up his phone with text messages, warranting responses to things that can wait, or allowing the kids to run amok. Whether it is watching sports, playing video games, working on the car, or tending to the lawn just give him the space to do what he enjoys.
Reduce Stress At Home
When work is stressful, home life can not be! This is the absolute worst feeling, when you feel like you have no where to escape the madness. Handle his weaknesses. Cook dinner. Pay the bills. Keep your home tidy. Pray together. Just love him!
Establish A Healthy Lifestyle Routine
Establishing a healthy lifestyle at home is a life long remedy for combating stress. This could be creating a better morning routine, implementing a consistent workout schedule or changing your eating habits. After some time, these lifestyle changes will help your mind, body and overall mood change for the better. Get out and do fun things, don’t forget to laugh, and travel more. It’s important that you both work as team to achieve the perfect work/life balance.
How do you help your husband relieve stress?
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these are great tips to have- esp for our spouses who work hard!
Thank you!
These are perfect tips!!! I am currently going through this with my husband right now because he wants out of his job and some days are way harder than others. I am trying my best to stay on top of things so that he at least is happy and feels better at home. Intimacy is huge of course lol! Thanks for sharing! I also pinned this post to my marriage board!
Thank you! I’m glad that you found them helpful. Sounds like he has a great woman in his corner!
This is exactly what I needed to read! My hubby has so much stress from work and I do my best to help him minimize but thank u for the great tips.
My husband is currently dealing with stress at work too, that’s what inspired the post! I’m sure you’re doing a great job helping him.
I LOVE this post so much! One reason I wanted to become a stay at home mom was to make sure my husband was being taken care of. I think it makes a big difference in everyone’s attitude when they come home to a calm, loving environment after a hectic day.
You are so on point! It’s a great feeling for sure.
I’m not in a relationship at the moment but I definitely like to store info away for when I do get married!
Great decision! I do the same thing when I come across helpful information that don’t currently apply to my situation.
These are great tips to have, thanks for sharing! I think having a stress free house to come home to is important.
Thank you and I agree!
one of the most important things that I can do for my husband when he is stressed is give him and opportunity to have alone time. Since he is a big introvert, sometimes its really important to just give him that time. We also try to take time in the evening after the kids are in bed for him to relax.
Yes, I think giving him some space to process the situation goes a long way.
I needed this so bad! My man works his butt off and his job is so stressful. I try to have the kids calm, house clean and a plate of dinner ready for him, but honestly, it’s something I really need to work on. I love your point on keeping things he needs stocked up, this so applies to the laundry with us! Thank you for the awesome tips, I bet you have one happy hubby.
You are very welcome! At least you are putting forth the effort and I am sure he notices it. You rock!
My husband has a stressful job so I make sure when he comes home the house is clutter free and dinner is ready. Just making sure the small things are taken care of helps in not creating added stress!
I couldn’t agree more! It is often the little things that go a long way!
This is so important. As a SAHM, my inclination is to focus on what I am going through and kind of pounce on him the minute he walks in the door because I am craving adult interaction after being stuck home with a toddler all day. I have learned to back off and give him space. I remind myself the stresses I faced when I worked outside our home, and realize that his is triple that, because he has the added pressure of maintaining his job to support me and our son. A little support and understanding goes a long way.
You hit the nail on the head! This used to be me too and I found it only added stress to the situation. So happy your selflessness shined through!
I am so refreshed to read this! I feel like a lot of people are focusing on how the husband should be helping out with the household chores and taking the kids as soon as he gets home so mom can have some alone time which is great and all, but it seems like we’ve forgotten that our husbands are people and have needs too! I don’t think it’s fair to dump the kids on them as soon as they walk in the door. They have probably had a stressful day too. And it’s a wonderful thing to create an atmosphere that is soothing for your husband after a long day of work. My husband works his butt off, between three jobs, (one is his own startup) and I try to make the house warm and welcoming for him when he gets home. Some days all he does is kick off his shoes and lay on the couch. That’s ok! When he notices that I have also had a rough day he helps me make and clean up dinner… I’m rambling now. But anyways, I loved this! Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I’m pretty sure this has helped someone! It took a while for me to realize this but when I finally did it was life changing. Best wishes!
These are some great tips! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you!
These tips are very fitting for us right now. My husband just started a new job, and it’s a little bit stressful! Thank you for the tips, I will definitely be using them!
You are so welcome! I hope they help.
Such great tips! I love the having lunch with him. I would often do that or just stop by to bring my husband coffee whenever he was having a rough day at the office.
Thank you! I’m sure seeing you there helped a ton.
Love that you thought to write these. Some of these are especially effective for both partners.
You are accurate!
I love that your tips can work for either partner. We all experience stress differently and if we support each other we can get through tough times and stay connected and grow stronger.
This is so true!