In fact, thinking about it provided a whole new approach to helping with stress issues. There is so much information and advice on stress these days that it's become stressful to sort through it to get help. Optimum physical activity. Mastery of your thinking processes. A high level of self-esteem.
Stress is first a physical response, and physical responses require physical countermeasures.
Stress is a primitive physical response or set of automatic physical responses to any demand placed upon the individual. The strength of that response varies with the kind and strength of the demand and the circumstances under which the demand is made. For example, a ringing phone is a demand. It gets a different strength of response depending upon when it rings. If you are taking a usual number of calls at the office at times you expect them, the demand is relatively low and your physical reaction is probably minimal.