{"id":1373,"date":"2019-05-12T20:54:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T20:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=1373"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:15:17","slug":"manage-your-stress-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/managing-stress-doing-things-differently-2\/manage-your-stress-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage your stress \u2013 coping strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Develop Your Coping Strategies<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Now you can recognise getting stressed, you need coping strategies to reduce the stress. Here are some useful questions to help think about what your current coping strategies are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you do to make yourself feel better when you are feeling stressed?<\/li>\n<li>What do you do or have you done in the past that gives you pleasure in your life?<\/li>\n<li>What kinds of things give your life meaning or are important to you?<\/li>\n<li>Is there anyone who helps you to keep going? What kind of support do they give you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tom<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1362 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-300x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-768x690.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-1140x1024.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sometimes my wife lets me know that I am stressed and sometimes I notice the early signs of stress on my own. Once I recognise I am stressed, I do have a few strategies I can use:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">I work flexible hours so can reduce my hours that week, but I try to keep working as I enjoy my job and it gives me a sense of achievement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">I make sure my routine is a bit more regular. I aim to sleep at least 7 hours, eat 3 meals per day (even if I don\u2019t feel hungry) and exercise 3 times a week (even if it is just a 20 minute walk round the park at lunchtime)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I start to brood on things and blame myself for Neil\u2019s illness, I talk to my wife and tell her I am doing this. We discuss the information about the causes of psychosis and the things we are trying to do to help him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">I try to go out with friends at least 1 night per week to do something fun. I love the cinema as it helps me totally switch off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">So what are your coping strategies?<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1761657218882{margin-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Take a moment to reflect on your own coping strategies.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1761657296394{margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch Julie describe her ways of coping<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/estream.lancaster.ac.uk\/Embed.aspx?id=88358&amp;code=dy~qol0whOLBCaRFBigD0pARpHXyouQuv\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[arrows][\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Develop Your Coping Strategies Now you can recognise getting stressed, you need coping strategies to reduce the stress. 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