How do you cope with stress?

If you knew me past a computer screen, you'd know there's a lot on my plate, and sometimes it feels like more than a mouthful. I'm trying to stay sane but negativity and my own faithless reassurance keeps bringing me down. How do you pick yourself up and tell yourself you got this?

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4meAndyou · F

Usually I try to calm down my body first. I used to take a LOT of very hot soaks in the tub, with scented oil, candles, and a big glass of iced water, a washcloth to wipe my brow, and all light except the candles out. I would fill the tub with super hot water whenever it cooled....and sometimes I looked like a lobster when I got out, and could barely stagger to my bed and had to have a fan blowing on me so I didn't die of heat stroke...😉. It took me a long time to realize that I had to get certain people out of my life, because they were contributing 90% of the negativity.