Reduce Stress and Anxiety

You cannot always control the challenges that you face — which can be stressful, overwhelming and cause anxiety. However, you can learn to use tools and make some lifestyle changes that will help you respond better to these challenges.

Printables

• Get the Reduce stress and anxiety educational sheet (PDF).
  Group tip: Print a copy for each group member or share this sheet electronically.
• Get the Set your pace activity tracker (PDF).
  Print the activity sheet or save it to your desktop to digitally track. It can be used individually or as a group. Here are some ideas for using this with a group:
  • Find a partner or small group to share the actions you are taking. This can help you stay accountable.
  • Encourage your housemates or co-workers to participate too.
  • Create a competition with others. Set a time frame and a goal to determine who will "win."
  • Reward successful participants with a prize or enter them into a prize drawing.

Blog posts

• 5 tips to keep burnout at bay
• 5 tips to manage stress
• 11 tips for coping with an anxiety disorder
• Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms
• Exercise and stress: Get moving to manage stress
• Mayo Mindfulness: Laughter for stress relief is no joke
• Mental and Emotional Health Assessment
• Mindfulness meditation: Improve life quality
• Stress relievers: Tips to tame stress
• Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior
• The 4 As of stress relief
• Tips to help ease anxiety
• Use mindfulness to improve well-being

Videos

Additional resources

• National Institute of Mental Health: I’m So Stressed Out!
• National Alliance on Mental Illness: Anxiety disorders
• The American Institute of Stress

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