100 practical tips to reduce stress

Don’t let stress wear you down. Next time you are feeling stressed, step back from the situation and try one of the following tips to take control of the situation and de-stress:

• Pray
• Meditate
• Take an aromatherapy bath
• Get a massageGive a massage
• Write in your journal
• StretchPractice yoga
• Help someone in need
• Read a book
• Plant a garden
• Watch a good movie
• Get a facial
• Cook a healthy meal
• Eat a healthy balanced diet
• Cut back on sugars and caffeine
• Give a hug
• Get a hug
• Create a scrapbook
• ExerciseTake a vacation
• Get a manicure
• Get a pedicure
• Call a loved one
• Call an old friend you haven’t spoken to in a while
• Do a puzzle
• Make love to your spouse
• Buy yourself something special
• Take a walk
• Listen to music
• Read to your children
• Play a game
• Play a sport
• Spend time with your family
• Visit a spa
• Get your hair done
• Get organized
• LaughMake someone else laugh
• Visit friends
• Have a good cry
• Take a nap
• Draw
• Paint
• Color with your child
• Volunteer
• Sing
• Take a long drive
• Go hiking
• Tell someone you love them
• Love yourself
• Encourage others
• Be patient
• Be quiet
• Have a intimate dinner party with family and friends
• Say Hello,
• Good Morning,
• Good Afternoon or
• Good Evening to someone
• Go to an aquarium or zoo
• ImagineListen
• Don’t worry
• Let go of the past
• Think positive
• Be thankful
• Be humble
• Enjoy a candlelight dinner
• Bake some brownies
• Live your dreams
• Take your pet for a walk
• Play a game your pet
• Enjoy a sundae
• De-Clutter your life
• Arrive to work 15 minutes early
• Have a picnic
• Get 8 hours of sleep per night
• Slow down
• Don’t try to do everything in one day
• Be assertive
• Stop procrastinating
• Turn your hobby into a business
• Have faith
• Share your faith with others
• Give yourself a bouquet of flowers
• Squeeze a de-stress ball
• Turn off negative mind chatter
• Play an instrument
• Learn a new language
• DanceStart your day with a daily devotional
• Don’t spend money you don’t have
• Send An Online Greeting to a loved one..Just Because
• Don’ participate in gossip or other negative conversations
• Look on the bright side
• Practice Tai Chi
• Take a Stress ManagementCourse
• Finish something you started
• Have a “Girls Night Out”
• Go to a museum
• Go to a poetry reading or
• Read A Poem
• Go Stargazing
• Be adventurous

It doesn’t matter which one of the tips above you choose to follow. The point is to not stay caught up in the stressful situation. Being stressed is part mindset and part environment. Once you decide that you are not going to allow yourself to be stressed and change your environment you will quickly calm down and start to feel better.

By Erica Brooks