25 Ways to Reduce Stress

You can keep stress from building up inside you by employing stress-reduction techniques on a daily basis. Try these strategies to help keep your stress at bay.

  1. Share a meal with those you love

  2. Take some deep breaths 

  3. Walk

  4. Sing — loudly! 

  5. Lie down 

  6. Have a good cry if you feel like you need to

  7. Ask your kids about their day  

  8. Take a break

  9. Go out for an evening with your partner or friends

  10. Get out into nature

  11. Listen to music  

  12. Let it go 

  13. Go to the gym to work out

  14. Give yourself a break. Remind yourself that nobody's perfect.

  15. Talk to someone about your stress

  16. Exercise with a video

  17. Journal your feelings 

  18. Get lost in a good book

  19. Watch your favorite comedy or a funny movie  

  20. Call a relative 

  21. Find a counselor 

  22. Go to the movies 

  23. Play with your children or pets

  24. Cook something 

  25. Use visual imagery to watch your stress drain from your body or float up, up and away

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