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The following are some HEALTHY stress management strategies:
#1: Avoid unnecessary stress
#2: Alter the situation
#3: Adapt to the stressor
#4: Accept the things you can’t change
#5: Make time for fun and relaxation
#6: Adopt a healthy lifestyle
#1: Avoid unnecessary stress
- Know your limits and don’t take on more than you can handle
- Avoid people who stress you out
- Ensure you are comfortable in your environment
- Avoid topics which will cause you to become upset or stressed
- Prioritize and don’t let your to-do list get the better of you
#1: Avoid unnecessary stress
#2: Alter the situation
#3: Adapt to the stressor
#4: Accept the things you can’t change
#5: Make time for fun and relaxation
#6: Adopt a healthy lifestyle
#1: Avoid unnecessary stress
- Know your limits and don’t take on more than you can handle
- Avoid people who stress you out
- Ensure you are comfortable in your environment
- Avoid topics which will cause you to become upset or stressed
- Prioritize and don’t let your to-do list get the better of you
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#2: Alter the situation
- Express your feelings instead of bottling them up
- Be willing to compromise
- Be more assertive and try to deal with your problems head on
- Manage your time better
#3: Adapt to the stressor
- Try and view stressful situations from a more positive perspective
- Look at the big picture
- Avoid perfectionism and adjust your standards
- Focus on the positives
#4: Accept the things you can’t change
- Don’t get stressed over things you have no control over
- Look for the upside
- Share your feelings with a trusted friend or therapist
- Learn to forgive
- Express your feelings instead of bottling them up
- Be willing to compromise
- Be more assertive and try to deal with your problems head on
- Manage your time better
#3: Adapt to the stressor
- Try and view stressful situations from a more positive perspective
- Look at the big picture
- Avoid perfectionism and adjust your standards
- Focus on the positives
#4: Accept the things you can’t change
- Don’t get stressed over things you have no control over
- Look for the upside
- Share your feelings with a trusted friend or therapist
- Learn to forgive
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#5: Make time for fun and relaxation
- Set aside relaxation time
- Connect with others
- Do something you enjoy every day
- Keep your sense of humour
#6: Adopt a healthy lifestyle:
- Exercise regularly
- Eat a healthy diet
- Reduce caffeine and sugar
- Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs
- Get enough sleep
- Set aside relaxation time
- Connect with others
- Do something you enjoy every day
- Keep your sense of humour
#6: Adopt a healthy lifestyle:
- Exercise regularly
- Eat a healthy diet
- Reduce caffeine and sugar
- Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs
- Get enough sleep