Tips to ease tension

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Ease Tensionimmediately

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Take a break right now!Distract any negative thinking or worrying by doing something different, irregular, or creative.

Attitude – it’s perception How you react is

determined by how you perceive a particular event.

Reframe your response by taking a different approach or outlook

Take a Mind Vacation Gaze into a

happy snap or relaxing picture, close your eyes and feel, see and hear yourself there

Stretch and dance around Stand up,

jump up and down, skip, sing, SMILE and stretch all your muscles

Give yourself a compliment

It’s time to appreciate YOURSELF,So go ahead and acknowledge how amazing and inspiring you really are!

Yell or cryIf the environment is private and safe, go ahead and release any tension – it can be very healing

Use affirmationsWhen the going gets tough......affirmations will get you through a sticky situation... Say to yourself:

“I can handle this” “I’m OK”“It will work out”“I’m feeling calm and relaxed”.“I can do it”

Pause and breathe

Stop what you are doing, take in a deep breath, from your diaphragm, and count to 10 as you let it go....