Stress Strategies - 100 Coping Skills

100+ Strategies for Coping with Stress
o Stop living in the future/past. Living in the now (present moment) is so much better.
o Stop asking to be rescued and stop rescuing others.
o Write a journal of your daily activities, thoughts and moods (how you feel).
o List your successes. List how you can improve yourself.
o Listen to positive feedback from others.
o Set goals realistically.
o Make friends with people who like themselves.
o Think positively.
o Learn what is and what is not controllable in your life. - Serenity Prayer
o Enjoy leisure time when you can.
o Be honest about how you feel and talk about it.
o Express yourself in a proper and healthy manner.
o Meditate and pray daily.
o Read about human growth.
o Pretend you're a perfect parent to yourself.
o Figure out ways to achieve your goals.
o Take a continuing education course.
o Stop collecting people in your life with problems.
o Learn to accept what you cannot change. – Serenity Prayer
o Surface your feelings and talk about them in a safe environment.
o Practice self-expression.
o Let other people run their own lives.
o Think to solve problems rather than depending on "magical powers."
o Get acquainted with happy, successful people.
o Expect to enjoy your relationships instead of taking them for granted.
o Develop your personal talents and abilities.
o Give yourself permission to be afraid of failure, then focus on succeeding.
o Build on what you know.
o Encourage gentleness in yourself and others.
o Play. We think because we are adults that we can’t play anymore.
o Face life with dignity.
o See people as individuals who have something interesting to share.
o Protect yourself from unsafe situations. Be wise.
o Plan something exciting to do in your life and then do it.
o Organize your work, focus on one task at a time.
o Take some time off – rest and relaxation.
o Go more frequently where you will get what is good for you.
o Practice being alert.
o Listen to the sound of your voice.
o Smile once in awhile – it helps to release endorphins.
o Take a nap.
o Stop letting things drift.
o Make your environment comfortable and safe.
o Take vacations – mini vacations are nice also.
o Develop a varied life. Dream big!
o Experiment with your behaviors.
o Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
o Relax. Meditate. Pray.
o Get enough rest.
o Stop talking about your miseries and focus on positive things in your life.
o Stop looking for someone to blame.
o Stop reflecting on things that didn't work out. Focus on what has worked.
o Analyze your issues, figure out what can be done/then take some immediate action.
o Exercise regularly – swim, golf, tennis, canoeing, hiking, jogging, brisk walking, etc.
o Ask for help in a straightforward way.
o Talk about your strengths and build on them.
o Encourage others to feel good.
o Practice good posture. Good posture makes you feel healthy and alive.
o Control your food input, eat nutritionally and healthy.
o Stop assuming others can't along without you.
o Dress in a way that feels right for you.
o Get involved with friends.
o Share yourself with friends and significant others –those you trust.
o Stop using self-defeating ways to feel satisfied. Practice positive self-talk.
o Stop feeling good only when doing for others.
o Start sharing responsibilities.
o Listen to people – they are and can be interesting.
o Start really caring about people.
o Seek out good friends.
o Compromise occasionally.
o Make healthy decisions.
o Stop being always available for running errands.
o Give people a break.
o Take a chance. . .healthy risk.
o Let go of what is lost. Rebuild something new.
o Stop being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
o Sing. Listen to music every day if it makes you feel good.
o Keep your body clean and healthy.
o Receive and give a massage.
o Avoid excessive noise. Enjoy quiet time.
o Engage in religious activity.
o Redefine your priorities.

o Learn from children.
o Find out what you're good at & enjoy doing it.
o Stop letting people push you around.
o Do something you'd really like to do for yourself.
o Take some steps to straighten out a problem in your life right now.
o Learn to ask for what you want.
o Encourage others to take responsibility for their own welfare.
o Enjoy your sexuality.
o Remember you are grown up.
o Spend time alone.
o Redecorate your home.
o Ask for positive feedback from others
o Face painful questions squarely.
o Get a medical checkup.
o Get into loose fitting clothes at home.
o Dance. Dance. Dance!
o Stop, breathe, count to 10, redirect.
o Reduce stress in your life – recognize it, then do something about it.
o Go for a walk.
o Take your dog for a hike or go to the park and play frizzbie.
o Go boating.
o Go skateboarding or snowboarding.
o Go skiing – water or snow.
o Go to a ski resort and try out your new sled.
o Invite a friend out to lunch.
o Go to the movies.
o Talk to a trusted friend or pastor about whatever is troubling you.
o Be artistic and draw or color or paint.
o Learn a new and healthy dish to eat.
o Read.
o Enjoy a cup of coffee with a friend.
o Go fishing or fly fishing.
o Work on arts and crafts with a friend.

Stress Strategies - 100 Coping Skills

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Stress Strategies - 100 Coping Skills

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Stress Strategies - 100 Coping Skills

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

What are some strategies mentioned for managing stress through lifestyle changes?

What are some strategies mentioned for managing stress through social support?

100+ Strategies for Coping with Stress

o Redefine your priorities.

You might also like