What are some unhelpful ways to deal with stress?

UNhelpful? many!: There are countless ways people try to deal with stress that are unhelpful. Picking fights, drinking too much, zoning out in front of a tv or computer screen, denying the problem, taking it out on one's spouse, kids, employees, or pets, hoping it will go away by itself, engaging in distracting risk-taking behavior, banging your head against a wall... The list is nearly endless.

Stress: Using alcohol or other drugs to cope, eating too much or too little, no exercise, isolating, being temperamental rather than sharing with close friends. Best.