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Top 10 Tips on Coping with Stress
- Prioritise. Think about how best to manage your time. You can't do it all.
- Set yourself achievable goals. Reward yourself when you achieve them.
- Take it one day at a time. Don't worry today about tomorrow.
- Don't work during lunchbreaks, evenings, weekends or on holiday. Learn to say no.
- Talk to your partner, parent or child. Share your thoughts, ideas and feelings. Phone a friend.
- Give up smoking, junk food and too much alcohol. Eat regularly. Get enough sleep.
- Get physical: go to the gym, the pool, the dance studio. Or go for a run.
- Relax: try yoga, massage, meditation or relaxation tapes. Listen to music, read a book, watch a video.
- Do something creative. If you don't paint or draw or write, try cooking, gardening, DIY.
- Don't worry, be happy. Look for the positives. See the glass as half full, not half empty.
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