Stress is a disorder that affects each and everyone of us, and our outlooks on life. In my last article, I talked about five specific ways that stress can ruin our lives. These ways were that stress can affect you: it can affect your decision making, your mental, emotional and physical health, stress can ruin relationships, and cause you to participate in actions that could become addictive. The purpose of my last article was to make you aware of how stressing could essentially cause us to lose our lives. My hope is that now, since you have already been made aware, I can give you coping mechanisms to help you better deal with your stress.

My hope is that while reading this article, you saw yourself. You saw yourself using these coping mechanisms, and living a life of peace and happiness. I also want you to read this article and know that you are loved more than words can express, and that you are never alone. All five of the coping mechanisms listed are practices that I personally use daily. I am hoping that by giving you my personal coping mechanisms, we can all reduce stress, and maybe even eliminate it all together.