What else can reduce stress besides sleep & exercise?

People that are stressed try to find ways to help ease their troubles and sometimes those ways aren't helpful enough. When someone tries to just sleep it away sometimes this isn't helpful. There are also people who try to exercise and get more stressed out because that technique isn't used by them often. Other ways to cope with stress that can be easier than exercising is by trying guided imagery.  "Practicing guided imagery is a fun and simple way to take a break from stress, clarify what you want, and build optimism. It's a relatively quick pathway to mental peace." Another practice that is close to the same as imagery is trying self-hypnosis. "Self-hypnosis provides a simple and relaxing route to changing habits, relaxing your body, altering your thought patterns, and more. Because all of these can be stress relievers, self-hypnosis is well worth the effort."

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