The way you handle your stress with it has a great impact on how you feel. Moreover, it affects other biologic functions like blood pressure, blood sugar, and hormonal levels. Following are a number of strategies to stop stress right away:

Go Out

It is widely believed among psychologists that spending some time outdoors, even in the vicinity of your home, is beneficial for wellbeing.

Going out gets you in the nature with additional activity like walking or running. Even a short period of time will have positive effect on how you feel

Mind Your Breathing

Concentrating on breath can give a rapid effect of relaxation. It can curb the fight or flight response of your body, which is the normal reaction to fear or to threat. Breathing can also distract your attention from any negative thoughts. Select a quiet comfortable place, breathe in slowly through your nose, let your chest and abdomen rise slowly and expand. Hold for a little. Breathe out slowly through your mouth, repeating a word if you like to help you relax. Then repeat again for 5-10 minutes.

Smile Truly

During tense moments, keep a s genuine smile on your face involving the muscles around your eyes. This act alone will reduce your level of stress a little bit. It may not make you feel happy, but it will give you a positive effect.

Smiling will help lower your heart rate and blood pressure too.

Music

Music is helpful in stressful situations and very soothing for some people. In a study , it was found music lowers the stress hormone cholesterol when people listened to it before setting on a stressful task like giving a public speech. So tuning in can be a fast method to relax

Get Moving

Exercise improves mood. Physical activity burns accumulated stress hormones and release endorphins. This elevates mood , clears thinking, and helps you break a little from the stressful situation. Talk a long walk, some run, or an intense workout at the gym

Bubble Gum

Next time you are on edge, reach out for a stick of gum. Research showed that chewing gum will lower your anxiety and ease away your tension.

Some authors think that the rhythmic contractions of the jaw muscles increase the blood flow to brain. Taste and smell help in relaxation too, according to others.

Talk to Someone

In stress you could be overwhelmed. It will help you a lot to talk to a friend or a relative. This is a good way for ventilation, getting support, and having another perspective. You also will not feel alone

Lavender Sniffing

Some scents, like lavender, are known to have a soothing effect. One study was conducted on nurses to check the effects of lavender. It was found that nurses who clipped small vials of lavender to their overalls felt easing of their stress, while nurses who didn’t do that felt more stressed.

Lavender is also thought to augment the effects of painkillers and anxiolytics. If you are taking any of these, check with your doctor before you use it

Write It Down

Writing down your thoughts is a good way for ventilation. Put them on paper first, then start looking for ways to handle them. Use whatever you like – pen and paper, mobile app, notebook, word document or anything you prefer. Just write them down and be honest about your feelings

Self-kindness

Be kind to yourself. Watch the stream of thoughts running in your mind and try to stay positive. Compassionate self-talk will reduce your tension and help you keep relaxed. This way you will handle the situation better. Talk to your self in a nice, gentle, and kind way you would talk to a friend in the same situation. “I will figure out what to do” or “every thing will be right” are some examples of positive self-talk

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is effective in releasing tension quickly. Learn some meditations exercises and practice them regularly and when in a stressful situation.

This is an example of a mindfulness exercise. Click and listen: