TIPS TO REGULATE STRESS:
- BODY: Take care of your body
- Reducing your personal risk-following the recommendations
- Getting plenty of rest
- Move-exercise or stretch
- Drink water and eat as best as you can
- Limit alcohol intake
- Relaxing smells/scents/essential oils
- Try to put in healthy foods
- MIND: Take care of your mind, emotions & your spirit
- Be mindful and self-aware: Being mindful of your own reactions: body reactions, emotions, or behaviors. We often try to take external control when what we often need is to learn to take internal control: own that you are stressed! No judging what you are experiencing. Naming the emotion will also reduce it.
- Journal-worries and then what you are grateful for
- Breathing Techniques (App: Breathe to Relax)
- Meditate: APPS –Mindfulness daily, Stop Breathe and Think, Calm
- Read inspirational material
- Stay connected: reach out to others through FaceTime, texting, calling, Email, create a virtual group/connect and enjoy your family time
- Take media breaks: have someone report what is needed to you: Create breaks from discussing the BIG C, set boundaries with others about it.
- Be careful what you share with others: emotions are contiguous
- Comedy or inspirational shows
- Find things you enjoy: Use your creativity: crafts, color, paint, sing, play
- Create new routines: Schedule: bed time, journal time, creative time, declutter time, cleaning time, relax and do nothing, dreams some new dreams or work on a plan for one you have.
- Nature washing: go outside or look at images of beautiful scenery, open space will help, play in the dirt
- Be kind to yourself: About not being productive
- Checking on and helping others
- Seek professional help-Tele-Mental health