Relaxation Statioin

 I say there are two kinds of stress. The first stress is the kind of stress you get from day to day things,  like a hectic schedule (like me), lots of homework, long work hours, etc.  The second stress is the kind of stress you get from more traumatic events, like a parents divorce, friends problems, finical problems, or anything else along those lines. This stress tends to be the most painful, so i'll address how I cope with that first. For this kind of stress I have three steps that I like to follow.Step 1: Talk to someone! I cannot stress this enough. Just tell someone whats going on (it can even be a pet or stuffed animal), and jus have them listen. Right now you don't need to solve the problem, you just need to vent and clear your head a little, and you can even tell them that before. Step 2: Write down your problems ( sometimes just seeing them helps) and try to write down some ways you could help (For example, at the time in my life when I wasn't allowed to visit my sister and I missed her, I decided to  keep a scrapbook of things going on in my life for her so that the next time I saw her I'd be able to fill her in, but at the same time keep her in mind while I was doing this). Step 3: If neither of those thing work just give it some time and start the process over. You might just needs some distance to see the solution. Now for the day to day stress I have MANY things I like to do to calm myself down, so i'll just list the top five. 1. Take a bath with bubbles, candles, and book. 2. Go get some exercise, let the emotions out that way. 3. Cry, and if you can't watch a sad movie and let it out that way. 4. Paint your nails and listen to music. 4. Zone out in front of the T.V. 5. If none of these work, just lay down and close your eyes. Then envision a big box, and then watch all your problems get pulled into that box. And once that last one gets in there, imagine that you lock the box and throw it so far away that your problems cannot came back.  So, theres my advice, hope some of it works for you!!