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40 Stress Busters: Tips to Deal with Stress

The best 40 tips to cope with stress and anxiety

1. Start off your day with breakfast.
2. Occasionally change your routine by meeting a friend or co-worker for breakfast. Allow time to relax and enjoy it.
3. Find some time during the day to meditate or listen to a relaxation CD.
4. Instead of drinking coffee all day, switch to fruit juice.
5. Organize your work - set priorities.
6. Don't try to be perfect. Don't feel like you must do everything.
7. Avoid trying to do two, three, or more things at a time.
8. Develop a support network.
9. If possible, reduce the noise level in your environment.
10. Always take a lunch break (preferably not at your desk).
11. Optimize your health with good nutrition, sleep and rest.
12. Get regular exercise.
13. Celebrate birthdays and other holidays. Turn more events into special occasions.
14. Look at unavoidable stress as an avenue for growth and change.
15. Avoid people who are "stress carriers."
16. Avoid people who are "negaholics."
17. Don't watch the 11 p.m. news.
18. Give yourself praise and positive strokes.
19. Develop a variety of resources for gratification in your life, whether it's family, friends, hobbies, interests, special weekends or vacations.
20. Treat yourself to "new and good things."
21. Be assertive. Learn to express your needs and differences, to make requests, and to say "no" constructively.
22. Seek out the emotional resources available to you such as co-workers, partner, friends and family.
23. Don't be afraid to ask questions or to ask for help.
24. Allow extra time to get to appointments.
25. Take deep breaths when you feel stressed.
26. Try to find something funny in a difficult situation.
27. Take an occasional "mental health day."
28. Adopt a pet.
29. Take a mindful walk.
30. Understand that we do not all see or do things in the same way.
31. Practice mindfulness - learn to live in the moment.
32. Become a less aggressive driver.
33. Show kindness and consideration. Open a door for someone, pick up litter...
34. When stressed, ask yourself "Is this really important?" and "Will this really matter a year from now?"
35. Resist the urge to judge or criticize.
36. Become a better listener.
37. Be flexible with change - things don't always go as we planned.
38. If spiritual, pray; speak to God, a higher power, or your inner guide.

10 Tips Anti-Stress: Relax in Every Moment

10 Simple Ways You Can Practice Mindfulness Each Day:

1. As you awaken in the morning, bring your attention to your breathing. Instead of letting your mind spin off into yesterday or today, take mindful breaths. Focus on your breathing, and sense the effects of breathing throughout your body.

2. Instead of hurrying to your usual routine, slow down and enjoy something special about the morning; a flower that bloomed, the sound of the birds, the wind in the trees.

3. On the way to work or school, pay attention to how you walk, drive or ride the transit. Take some deep breaths, relaxing throughout your body.

4. When stopped at a red light, pay attention to your breathing and enjoy the landscape around you.

5. When you arrive at your destination, take a few moments to orient yourself. Breathe consciously and calmly, relax your body, then begin.

6. When sitting at your desk or keyboard, become aware of the subtle signs of the physical tension and take a break or walk around.

7. Use the repetitive events of the day (the ringing telephone, a knock at the door, walking down the hall) as cues for a mini-relaxation.

8. Walk mindfully to your car or bus. Can you see and appreciate something new in the environment? Can you enjoy walking without rushing?

9. As you return home, consciously make the transition into your home environment. If possible, after greeting your family or housemates, give yourself a few minutes alone to ease the transition.

10. As you go to sleep, let go of today and tomorrow. Take some slow, mindful deep breaths.

By following the main elements of mindfulness, combining awareness of your breath and with focusing on the activity at hand, you will be able to experience every moment as fully as possible.


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