Please suggest some do's and don'ts for reducing stress.

Do: Do not procrastinate when it comes to doing what you need to do. Procrastinating causes stress.

Don't: Don't let stress get in the way of taking care of yourself; make sure to take your medications!

No: No expectations! just relax and enjoy. No sweating necessary.

Don't: Don't sacrifice your family for the sake of your job!

Take: Take the time to reflect on the priorities in your professional life and personal life.

Finding: Finding time to perform a home exercise program for chronic pain can be difficult, but rewarding.

Make: Make time to pursue some form of exercise at least 3-5 days weekly to help prevent medical issues.

Find: Find balance between work obligations & family. Don't sacrifice the latter for the former.

Take: Take time to appreciate everything you have and try not to dwell on the things you think you lack.

Learn: Learn to say "no". Set limits as to what responsibilities you wish to assume.

Maintain: Maintain healthy relationships with family, spouse, and friends.

Prevent: Prevent "burnout" by setting aside time each day for yourself to relax.

Prevent: Prevent burnout by setting aside time each day for yourself to relax.

Make: Make your health a priority! set aside time to eat, sleep and relax every single day.

Regular: Regular exercise is an excellent stress reducer and sleep aid--which also helps reduce stress.

Trying: Trying to will yourself to stop stressing usually doesn't work.

Visualize: Visualize your goals -- whether winning a game or at work. It puts things in perspective.

Realize: Realize that the quest for perfection is the enemy of excellence. What you are, is enough.

Classical: Classical homeopathy offers a safe, effective, and natural way of healing from anxiety.

Before: Before you leave your workplace, straighten up your desk. Take a few minutes to plan for tomorrow.

Crying: Crying briefly has been shown to alleviate stress and depression for an 8-12 hr period. Ok to cry!

Mealls: Meals are not for eating, but time for relaxing. Take your full time for food breaks at work.

When: When stressed, ask yourself, "will this matter in 100 years?" if the answer is no, let it go.

Practices: Practices like walking, swimming, painting, or playing with a pet can help keep you in the present.

Shift: Shift your heart's rhythm from stressed to relaxed: envision someone you love—even a pet.

All: Myth: all stress is bad. Fact: stress can be a great motivator in life.

Take: Take a break, get up from your desk, go for a short walk and see the world around you.

Do's:: Do's: sleep, exercise, fun. Don'ts: drink, worry, be lazy.

Take: Take a deep breath and as you exhale let the stressful situation leave your body.

Breathe: Breathe in "calm and contentment"; breathe out "fear and doubt". Chose your own areas of focus.

Body: Body treatments, i.e., massage, spa treatments, reflexology, can be enormously relaxing. Try them!

Do: Do one thing at a time. Be present as you're doing it.

Avoid: Avoid obnoxious employees. Listen to music, do slow deep breaths. Get some mental rest every few mins.

Think: Think about pleasant things to do after work. Listen to good music. Focus on the positive. Breathe.

Doing: Doing that which you enjoy rarely stresses!

DO: Do - tell the provider if you are pregnant before receiving acupuncture for stress.

Most: Most people fear public speaking! meds can help, but practice is of greater benefit!

Do: Do the 3 step. Take a deep breath, take a step back and think, "is it worth it to get upset?".

Periodically: Periodically during the day, take a break, close your eyes and imagine being in a relaxing place.

Move: Move away to calm, confront internal fears/issues; figure out, test & implement alternative options.

When: When entering your workplace each day, think of one thing you're grateful for. Breathe a thank you.

Warm: Warm showers help get rid of stress!

Do: Do smile more! a friendly face attracts others!

Ignore: When you've tried to stress less without medication, but can't, then try the drugs offered please.

Don't: Don't focus on the moment; look beyond the stressful situation & move forward to calm & resolution.

If: If its worthwhile doing, it's probably not easy! set your sights on the goal and don't give up...

Remember: Remember to breathe deeply while remembering a pleasant relaxing memory! 30 sec. Is plenty enough!

Compartmentalize: Compartmentalize your life stresses, gain control by effective action not worry.

Seek: Seek contentment not happiness. Contentment is born from a lifestlye that honors your values.

Stretch: Stretch and breathe. Stand up at least twice an hour and take several deep breaths while stretching.

Happiness: Happiness is a choice not a feeling.

Do: Do find time to close your eyes and deep breathe.

If: If possible, count to 10 before responding to a stressful situation.

Give: Give yourself a break. Don't judge yourself so harshly. But, try your hardest in all you do!

"Life": "life" isn't perfect, so don't frustrate yourself trying to be something you can't.

Exercise,: Exercise, like brisk walking, burns up the stress chemical "adrenaline". Try it.

Do: Do slow deep breathing & stretches. Look at nice imagery. Think of your best moments with your family.

We: We are emotional beings. Give yourself permission to be upset and have a good cry. Then, move on.

Take: Take a break. Go somewhere enjoable on vacation. Always take vacations!

Do:: Do: own a pet. Great for relaxation! great for improving your mood!

Don't: Don't spread your stress to others. Rather than comfort you, they will avoid you!

Go: Go to the mall, window shop. Watch people walk & interact. Don't bring your card so no bills to pay!

Don't: Don't become too emotionally involved in ncaa basketball. Will break your heart!

Try: Try not to be late to work, and preferably a couple of minutes early. You will avoid unnecessary stress.

Buy: Buy flowers for your office and/or home! you'll feel better looking at nature's natural beauty!

SEEK: Seek first treasures of the heart more than material treasures & more blessings will come to you!

Without: Without faith, hope & love, life is but a hollow shell !

Don't: Don't worry, be happy! it is not as hard as you think!

WAYS: Ways to healthy living: medicine, sleep, exercise, massage, deep breathing, positive thinking, humor!

CHANGE: Change is possible. Don't wish for it, you just have to want to make it happen! do you want it?

SERIOUSLY...With: Seriously. With enough determination & hard work, you can make almost anything happen. Keep at it!

Work: Work at understanding what your job really is (i.e. What counts). Not necessarily what others say it is.

Do: Do write down 10 things you enjoy. Do at least three or more per week. You'll stress less!

Do: Do your work early. Do not procrastinate. Perform your duties faster than expected by others.

Stress: Stress only over things you can change; don't stress over things you can't.

There: There is no stigma in seeking counseling for a problem that is having an impact on your life.

Don't: Don't sit for long periods of time. Get up and stretch at least once every hour for circulation.

Spend: Spend 20 minutes a day in the sun, if you live in the north take vit d3.

Sleep: Sleep 6-8 hours per day. Do: journal at night - it helps to clear your brain of stress & help you sleep.

Don't: Don't be afraid to ask for help at work.

Worry: Worry about things that can be changed by vigilance. For most problems, you are floating in a boat!

Exercise: Exercise is a great way to reduce stress. It can be as simple as a brisk walk, but move your body!

I: I advise everyone to meditate daily. The key is slow deep breathing while focusing on one thing.

Volunteer: Volunteer to help others by doing something you are good at.

Enjoy: Enjoy a soothing hot bath with aromatherapy oils.

Perhaps: Perhaps the best way to reduce stress is to be here now. Focus on the moment, not the past or future.

When: When all you see is negative, look deeper and you will always find something positive.

Take: Take 10-15 minutes every day to meditate, listen to music, or just nap.

Eat: Eat regularly. It keeps your blood sugar and body in better balance.

Listening: Listening to music that you enjoy is one of the best ways to reduce stress.

Work: Work at being optimistic, even when it doesn't come naturally.

Exercise!: Exercise! Walking, hiking, yoga, any activity will release "feel good" endorphins!

Walk: Walk at least 30 minutes a day to keep stress levels under control.

Get: Get an hour of exercise in per day - this will improve your working and home habits.

Learn: Learn to say no. Stress is what happens when your gut says no, but your mouth says, "i'd love to.".

Exercise: Exercise 5 days every week. 45 minutes of cardio, or full yoga sessions are great!

A: A regular daily schedule decreases stress, especially if exercise is a part of it.

When: When under stress good nutrition is important. B complex, magnesium and vitamin c can really help.

Adaptogenic: Adaptogenic herbs help us cope with stress. Good choices include ashwagandha, rhodiola & cordyceps.

Routine: Routine daily exercise - even just 20 - 30 mins/day.

Do: Do not avoid, instead confront basic issues & why personally stressful even though not to others.

Recognize: Recognize that stress is normal. Stress may indicate that we need to make changes.

Get: Get 7 hours of sleep! if you can not, try daytime naps.

Smoking: Smoking doesn't help to combat stress!

Stress-related: Stress-related illness contributes to most doctor's visits. Use mind-body, relax, exercise daily.

Be: Be realistic in goal setting. Achieving a few goals is better than struggling with too many.

A: A little stress can be 'good' and help with improving physical performance and improving awareness.

Stress-related: Stress-related illness contributes to most doctor's visits. Use mind-body, relax, exercise daily.

Taking: Taking some "me" time with exercise, a good book, a relaxing bath can help you focus.

Exercise,: Exercise, yoga/meditation, prayer. Removal of some stressors from your life!

You: You can't recover time you lost fretting with inaction or uncertainty. Take a deep breath & move on!

Intense: Intense physical exercise, at least 20 - 30 min 5 days a week can go a long way toward stress control.

Balanced: Balanced breathing is a stress reliever. Inhale via left nostril hold 6 sec exhale via right nostril.

Prioritize: Prioritize your obligations. Choosing fun over tasks just postpones the inevitable & adds stress!

DEEP: Deep breaths! and think 5 times before you speak.

Map: Map out your day for 15 minutes before you get started. Work your plan, don't be reactive.

Most: Most stress is related to worrying about the future or brooding over the past. Live in the moment!

Thinking: Thinking life will be better in the future is a waste of time. Live in the here and now.

Worrying: Worrying solves nothing. Fix the things you can. Forget the things you have no control over.

For: For a new perspective on life, travel alone & turn off the radio - just think. And maybe take notes.

Actually: Actually doing the things that you set out to do increases your level of satisfaction.

Know: Know who and where you are: backstage, orchestra, on-stage, singing, audience, critic, fan, fanatic.

When: When you make a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm.

Pick: Pick your battles; ask yourself, "will this matter 1 year from now? 1 month? 1 week? 1 day?".

Laughter: Laughter is good for the soul.

Tending: Tending a garden can connect us with the rhythms of life -- and the plants smell good too!

Don't: Don't watch news on tv. Watch sports instead. Don't watch drama but watch comedy. Be physically active!

We: We all have blessings, despite our stress. Count them!

DON'T: Don't worry much about your health. Good genes & divine will are the secrets to long life!

Exercise,: Exercise, eat right, talk to someone, cut out alcohol, smoking, caffeine. Don't keep it bottled up.

Dont: Don't let others bother you. Instead laugh more with those who bother you and it will be less stressful.

Something: Something bad happening will be a story to tell as time passes!

LIVE: Live simply. Laugh silly. Pay bills monthly. Speak humbly. Sleep deeply. Act gracefully. Work diligently!

Regular: Regular habits, good sleep, regular diet, and avoid confrontation.

Unfortunately,: Unfortunately, parental &/or family expectations can bring us down. Believe they are misintentions!

Take: Take a moment each day to give yourself some quiet time, just focusing on your breaths. Even 5 min!

Really:: Really: buy yourself flowers. They look good, and make your environment more pleasant and alive!

Keep: Keep your family relationships healthy. If you do, you have a pool of emotional support!

Don't: Don't do drugs or drink to excess. Rebound stress always follows!

Take: Take a few moments through the day for deep abdominal breathing and relaxing shoulder muscles.

Learn: Learn to delegate the workload as a team and check back often on progress so there are no surprises.

Be: Be strong & of good courage. Live & enjoy each day. Connect with family, friends & the supreme being!

Keep: Keep fresh flowers in your house. They will lift your spirits!

Pace: Pace yourself. Don't plan too many changes for one time.

Talk: Talk things out when something worries you with someone you can trust.

Escape: Escape for a while. But be prepared to come back & deal with your difficulty when you are more composed.

Give: Give in occasionally. Do something for others. Take 1 thing at a time.

Go: Go easy with your criticism. Don't expect too much from others.

Schedule: Schedule your recreation. Take time out, but don't make recreation work.

Burnout: Burnout involves mood alterations, easily angered, becoming cynical & you feel you can't take it anymore!

When: When working hard, don't skip breaks & lunch. It will slow thinking.

My: My father was not the perfect father! but he was a great father!

No: No one is perfect. Be kind to yourself!

Don't: Don't go to bed angry! it takes longer to fall asleep; you sleep poorly; and you wake with regrets!

Build: Build on strengths instead of magnifying weaknesses.

Get : More rest and take time for yourself.

"My: "my body needs laughter as much as it needs tears. Both are cleansers of stress." m. Silverrain.

"Give: "give yourself a break. When you are alone with your thoughts, you shouldn't be arguing." gary rudz.

"Adopting: "adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one." hans selye.

"If: "if your teeth are clenched and your fists are clenched, your lifespan is probably clenched." adabel.

"Everyday: "everyday brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace." joan borysenko.

Connect: Connect with the people around you: your family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors.

Find: Find the activity that you enjoy, and make it a part of your life.

Learning: Learning new skills can give you a sense of achievement and a new confidence.

Give: Give to others. Even the smallest act can count, whether it's a smile, a thank you or a kind word.

Be: Be more aware of the present moment, including your feelings and thoughts, your body and the world.

To: To ease stress and prepare for bed, soak in a hot bath spiked with a few drops of lavender oil.

Stress: Stress is much more than the external situation. It's the person's perception of the situation too.

Dance: Dance in your living room, to your favorite music! motown and other rhythmic songs can be fun.

"only: "only way to do great work is to love what you do.If you haven't found it yet, keep looking." s.Jobs.

"Happiness...comes: "happiness...Comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, & it...Is never attained." hawthorne.

"Music: "music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. Confucius.

Do: Do take time for yourself...Schedule it or it won't happen. Don't continue to only care for others.

Don't: Don't eat / smoke / drink when you are nervous.

'It: 'it 's possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh." carolyn llewellyn.

"It: "it is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness." charles sprugeon.

I: I find little more exhilarating in life than dangling my feet in a cold water stream.

Stress: Stress less: sometimes you just need to let out a good scream.

Embrace: Embrace mother nature and she will embrace you back.

“Success: “success builds character, failure reveals it.”.

Relaxation: Relaxation can reduce anger.

Relaxation: Relaxation can decrease muscle tension.

"Joy: "joy is a feeling of pleasure or delight that arises from the heart." deborah rozman.

Don't: Don't dwell on the negative. Do take time for yourself. Do exercise. Do help others in need.

“When: “when you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt” anonymous.

Relaxation: Relaxation improves your energy level.

"Life: "life is a kind of chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events." benjamin franklin.

"Friends: "friends are like melons. You may try fifty before you find a good one." claude mermet.

"The: "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.".

You: You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. - buddha.

"There: "there is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy." robert louis stevenson.

"Don't: "don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” dr. Seuss.

“If: “if you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good” dr. Seuss.

To: To avoid disappointment: "don't count your chickens before they're hatched.".

“Gratitude: “Gratitude is absolutely the way to bring more into your life.” Marci Shimoff.

Joy: Joy = finding pleasure in the tiniest of things.

Those: Those things that make you different, make you interesting.

"Don't: "don't let anyone steal your dream.  it's your dream, not theirs." dan zadra.

Humor,: Humor, comedy, or just allowing yourself to be a little silly (playing with kids helps).

"The: "the ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness."  abraham maslow.

Contract: Contract abdominal muscles and take deep breath, imparting solar plexus pressure / instant relaxation.

Faith: Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. Martin luther king jr.

Whoever: Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. Provb.

Do: Do you see this glass as half empty or half full? Both optimism and pessimism are choices you make.

“The: “the person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.” shirley maclaine.

“After: “after silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” aldous huxley.

This: This too shall pass (all material conditions, positive or negative, are temporary).

“If: “if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” wayne dyer.

“Great: “great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” van gogh.

Take: Take a slow, deep, breath and imagine yourself doing the right thing- then have to power to do it.

“Your: “your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.” ralph marston.

“The: “the time to relax is when you don't have time for it.” sydney j. Harris.

": " . . . Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures." lao tzu.

“Bad: “bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” anonymous.

Keep: Keep a short list of your most recent worries. Note how many did not turn out worth it. Stress less.

If: If you work sitting take breaks, do something active. If you work moving around take breaks & chill.

U: U may be disappointed if u fail, but u are doomed if u do not try.

Music: Music at the end of a difficult day has the power to shift our moods & calm our minds.

Before: Before entering a stressful situation try to relax, think out how you plan to react and respond.

All: All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.― j.R.R. Tolkien.

Don't: Don't let the muggles get you down. ― j.K. Rowling, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban.

Count: Count to ten. During the counting picture yourself acting and reacting in the best possible way.

“Every: “every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art.” --don miguel ruiz.

The: The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. --socrates.

Whatever: Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. --john wooden.

Relaxation: Relaxation and imagery techniques, meditation, yoga are all helpful to stress less.

Get: Get spiritually centered and pray for strength , confidence , and courage.

Happiness: Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. --thomas merton.

Mistakes: Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. --bruce lee.

Creativity: Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. --scott adams.

Don't: Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.-robert louis stevenson.

How: How to de-stress? Go for a 10 minute walk in nature, or a park. It can help clear your head.

How: How to de-stress? Step away from the computer screen. Especially important late at night!

How: How to de-stress? Find an essential oil you like, and enjoy. Lavender is nice & calming.

Stress: Stress feeds itself, keep a sense of humor & don't worry about what you cannot control.

May: May help to decide ahead of time what to do in a worst case scenario (eg retake the test if i fail).

Way: Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have courage to live by them. --jim davis.

Find: Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life. Your stress will be less.

Know: Know that stress is ruling you: if you yell when angry, get easilyfrustrated, can't relax at night.

“True: “true enjoyment comes from activity of the mind & exercise of the body; the two are ever united” kh.

Do: Do take a minute a few times each day to focus on what you are grateful for.

Do: Do enjoy a cuddly pet to help reduce feelings of stress.

Regular: Regular yoga sessions can reduce and prevent stress.

"Stay: "stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” tom robbins.

Playing: Playing golf lets you enjoy the beauty of the course and the game.

Love: Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. ―viktor e. Frankl.

"Saying: "saying thank you is more than good manners.  it is good spirituality" alfred painter.

"Know: "know ; trust yourself--understand that everything u do is an extension of the person u can become.".

“A: “a good memory is one that can remember the day's blessings and forget the day's troubles” unknown.

"Blessed: "blessed are those who take without forgetting.” bernard meltzer.

“It: “it is often the last key on the ring which opens the door” unknown.

Laugh: Laugh at yourself at least once a day!

Attitude: Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure.

Choose: Choose wisely. Choose a job you love, ; you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius.

If: If stressed take deep breath;think of happy thoughts. Less stress=healthy mind, better productivity.

On: On the day of surgery, bring a clear and concise list of medications you take and allergies/reaction.

Medical: Medical professional are there to help you. If you are having trouble with one, seek out another.

For: For more complicated problems, seek out a second opinion.

Give: Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. ~native american saying.

You're: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. --c. Robin.

Exercising: Exercising regularly can help reduces stress.

Exercise;: Exercise; take a time out with those you love as you work diligently while it is day.

Don't: Don't waste time lamenting what could have been or worrying about what will be. Be positive ; go on.

As: As you move forward, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think.

Stop: Stop doing the same thing the same way ; expecting a different result. Fret less ; aim for the goal!

Consider: Consider carpooling to avoid the stress of dealing with traffic on a regular basis.