Breathe - Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. Repeat this three times taking in more air each time. Sometimes the world just needs to slow down a bit.
Use An Annoying Voice - Repeat the reason of your stress in the most annoying voice you know (for me it is Cartman from South Park). Make a Mockery of the stress factor by using a voice you cannot take seriously.
Busy Your Mind - Dumb Action Movies are a fantastic distraction. Nothing that gets you emotional or has you thinking. Instead look for bright colors, loud sounds and anything that gives your mind a break.
Take A Mental Break - Better than busying your mind is taking a full break. Go outside, meditate or just turn your chair around. For just a minute or a few minutes, do absolutely nothing. Let your mind wander, observe and just rest. No electronics, screens, or to-do things.
Do Something Else - Clean your home, get the groceries, or fix that light that youâve been meaning to fix for weeks. Even if it is not related to your stress it will make you feel better having accomplished something.
Take A Drive - Sometimes it just helps to get really far away from it all for just a bit. Thatâs why vacations are so helpful. A change in scenery can do wonders.
Exercise - Especially Cardio Exercise reduces stress because it releases hormones in your body. Breaking a sweat is a huge benefit to feeling better and reducing stress overall.
Go In Nature - There have been many studies that show that trees and natural bodies of water have a calming effect. Take a walk around some real nature to just be.
Take A Nap - 20 Minutes. Close your eyes and allow yourself to drift away. Sometimes even humans need a âResetâ button.
Be Grateful/Proud/Happy - Look at something you have had recently that makes you feel grateful, proud or happy. What have you done, even if it was longer ago, that really made you feel one of these emotions? A little can go a long way here.
Hug Someone - If you have someone give them a real, deep, long hug. This will release some feel-good hormones inside you.
Let It Out - If you need to cry, cry. If you need to scream, get a pillow and scream. If you need to be angry and smash something then find something to smash. Stop holding it all in and allow yourself the freedom to feel what you feel.
Do 2x As Much - The above named tips help relieve stress but address the symptoms, not the causes. If you want to relieve your stress work harder, do twice as much today, get super busy and effective. Treat the things you need to do like a hard workout; when you push yourself you always feel better afterwards.
Solve The Problem - Or at least brainstorm possible solutions. If you allow your mind to wander endlessly about what might happen you will draw more and more, worse scenarios in your head that may never happen. Instead, look at what you can do about it.
Let It Go - If you cannot do anything at all just let the problems go! Allow yourself to forget about what stresses you if you cannot do anything about it, for it will stay the same whether you stress or not, so you might as well just let it go. Youâll figure it out.
Get Support - Sometimes the sources of your stress are too much for you to handle alone or you do not know how to handle them. When that comes true please get some help! Others can only aid you when they know you need aid. You do not have to go through this alone.
Act Like Your Best Self - Who do you want to be in this stressful situation? How do they perceive this situation? How do they handle this situation? Your imagination can lead you to create an image that you can model. All you have to do is copy that version in your head and you will likely find yourself less stressed.
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