38 Stress Busters
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, etc.
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.
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