In fact, effectively coping with stress is considered to be a crucial component in managing Viral and Autoimmune Chronic Hepatitis. The first step is to acknowledge your need for managing stress. Then start to observe what makes you feel agitated and stressed out, when. The idea is that, based on your awareness, you can begin to make better choices about what to do and not do. This is highly personal because what may be enjoyable for you may be stressful to someone else, and vice-versa.
People vary greatly in their sensitivity to stimuli.
Furthermore, when living with Chronic Hepatitis, what is stressful for you fluctuates, depending on whether disease related symptoms are in the foreground or background. What may be entertaining and uplifting to you on a particular occasion, may be overwhelming and irritating on another occasion, depending on how you're feeling. So these choices need to be made according to your particular needs at a given point in time. You have to check in with yourself, identify and honor how you're feeling, without judgement. You also need to be honest with yourself about what stresses you out, when.