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• Breathe – As simple as this sounds, many of us forget to do it. Instead of allowing pressure to mount, stop yourself from moving— from taking another step— and just breathe. You’ll find that closing your eyes and inhaling deeply through your nose and out of your mouth will allow you to take in more oxygen and give you the time you might need to assess the situation and react with a more level head. Check out this article at HowToDoThings.comfor more info.
• Exercise – Love it or hate it, exercising can help you be more prepared when stress comes your way. There’s no need to become a bodybuilder, but physical fitness can help you both physiologically and mentally. Exercise comes in many forms, though, so even taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or parking a little farther away from the office, adds up.
• Laugh – The adage “laughter is the best medicine” has never been so appropriate as it is when it comes to dealing with the things that stress you out. By finding the absurdity and humor in a stressful situation, you might be able to diffuse it before it becomes toxic. Next time you feel like the walls are closing in, just think of your favorite funny movie or picture the cause of the stress to be something absurd or silly.
• Do Something Else – Sometimes, the truth is unavoidable, and there is no reason to put off until tomorrow what you can do today. But, sometimes we give ourselves artificial deadlines that can cause undue stress. So, instead of worrying about getting to the drycleaners by 3:30, give yourself the time you need to relax and know that it won’t be the end of the world if you don’t make it by then. Listen to your favorite song or play an online game to take your mind away momentarily.
• Share – There’s no sense in keeping all your stressors bottled up inside. If you can, find a friend to help you vent—you can help each other deal with stress much easier than if you were to tackle it by yourself. If all else fails, and no one seems to understand where you’re coming from, take a minute to write things down. You might find that the very thing you’re getting upset over really isn’t that bad, once you put it in perspective.

If you want to find out more info about what you can do to naturally deal with the stress factors in your life, click over to StressFocus.com for some helpful tips on how yoga and meditation can help, too. Leave us a comment and let us know what you do to keep your cool.