Any type of aerobic activity should help release frustration and improve your overall health. Restore your energy. Getting through an ordinary day requires physical, mental, and emotional energy, and a stressful day or situation depletes an even greater amount of energy. For example, take a warm bath, talk to a friend, have a family game night, or schedule a date with your spouse. Go with the flow.
Research suggests activities involving flow are most effective in reducing stress.
Flow occurs when a person becomes totally engrossed in what he or she is doing, such as reading a book, watching a movie, or working on a hobby. Flow even happens at work when time seems to fly while you are engaged in a task. Flow reduces stress because the higher level of concentration blocks out worrisome thoughts or distractions. Control your thoughts. Richard Carlson and Joseph Bailey, authors of Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, report that feeling stressed or harried is often the result of an overactive mind.