When you are feeling besieged, whether it's a boss breathing down your back or your child screaming for dinner, the best way to deal with the stress is to step away from it. Since it's not possible to walk away from your job, or leave your child alone screaming, you must learn to step away mentally when you can't physically. The greatest way of dealing with stress is with humor. Again, if you can't verbalize, internalize. When your boss is demanding the impossible, try remembering the time when he had broccoli stuck in his teeth or his tie was caught in his zipper.
Many times using humor can relieve tension and stress.
We are all overwhelmed by the chaotic times in which we live. We are always running, dropping kids at day care, car-pooling to baseball games, going to meetings, and we know all too well that this constant rush to be somewhere ten minutes ago can lead to road rage. Beeping your horn, looking at your watch, and trying to change lanes isn't going to get you there any faster. If you have cell phone, call and explain your situation, then sit back and relax. Make a tape of your favorite, upbeat songs, that you can listen to and sing along with while you're stuck in traffic, or make a tape of your favorite stand-up comedian to listen to while all the other drivers around you are busy fighting.