Coping with Stress

The best way to manage your stress is to learn healthy coping strategies.

They always say that the best ways to manage stress is by focusing on relaxing your mind and your body. This can be done through:

• Writing and journaling. It may help to write about things that are bothering you. Write for 10 to 15 minutes a day about stressful events and how they made you feel. Or think about tracking your stress. This helps you find out what is causing your stress and how much stress you feel. After you know, you can find better ways to cope.
•  Let your feelings out. Talk, laugh, cry, and express anger when you need to. Talking with friends, family, a counselor, or a member of the clergy about your feelings is a healthy way to relieve stress.
• Focus on the present. Meditation really helps your mind to relax and focus.
• Do something you enjoy. You may feel that you're too busy to do these things. But making time to do something you enjoy can help you relax. It might also help you get more done in other areas of your life. Try:

1. A hobby, such as gardening.
2. Buying shoes (thats me)
3. Working out - After a long day, I always go to the gym
4. Try taking a walk to see nature
5. A creative activity, such as writing, crafts, or art.
6. Playing with and caring for pets.
7. Volunteer work.
   
   

   

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