Beat Stress: Volunteer or find another way to be active in your community, which creates a support network and gives you a break from everyday stress.

Beat Stress: Eat well-balanced meals. Do not skip any meals. Do keep healthful, energy-boosting snacks on hand.

Beat Stress: Realise that not everything that goes wrong or needs to be done is the end of the world. One way to do this is by consciously trivialising tasks.

Beat Stress: Try talking things through with a friend to help you feel relieved, and to help you find solutions to your problems.

Beat Stress: Think of an instance in your life when you were happy and relaxed. Hold that image in your mind for about one minute when you are feeling stressed.