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How to cope with stress
Give yourself a break

This year you're really going to make some changes. You're going to quit smoking, lose weight, organize your schedule -- and your life. And you're going to start doing it all today.

Take a deep breath. Come on, just take a deep breath. Maybe one more. Give yourself a few minutes to relax. A smile wouldn't hurt either.

You know too much stress isn't good for you. (It might even shrink the brain!) You know the best long-term strategy for coping with stress is to eat right and get plenty of exercise and rest. But that takes planning and discipline. What can you do right now?

Use the Net. It's easy. It's fast. It's private. And you'll find just the right style of help, whether it's just a prod to pour yourself a calming cup of chamomile and try a mind massage or help deciding which local therapist to see or common-sense suggestions.

Feeling a little better? No? Perhaps it's more than stress. You've been downsized, divorced, or dissed, and the blues have got you.

The Web is the perfect place to seek help in pulling yourself out of a funk without giving up your privacy. You'll find plenty of books and videos to order, classes to take, listings of local therapists, and even online counselors.

Perhaps professional help isn't what you need at all. Perhaps what you need is for someone to listen to you. Newsgroups let you share your problems with others in the same boat. Or perhaps a spiritual connection would help ease your worries.

Humor can make you chuckle -- and sometimes even provide the insight to get you thinking in a more positive direction. Take a minute for The Dilbert Zone, for example, instead of sobbing onto your pink slip. Reality, by contrast, may seem pretty comforting. So take care of yourself, old dear, and find some help online.



-- Kandy Arnold slings words from San Jose, Calif.

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Snappy Picks

General advice and information
Mental Health Net
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Stress Management
How Vulnerable Are You To Stress?
Mind Tools' Practical Psychology
Ask Dr. Weil
Mayo Health O@sis

Specific self-help techniques
Self-Help & Psychology: Relaxation for the Rest of Us
Frequently Asked Questions About Neurofeedback Training
Tai Chi Chuan
Yoga Paths: An Overview of Different Schools and Traditions
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Interactive Counseling
Online Counseling Service
Shrink-Link
Cyber.Doc
Psych Central: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page
Buddhism Meditation Counseling, Spiritual Therapy, and Stress-Reduction
Mayo Health O@sis: Talk With the Experts

Products
Friendly Flames Stress Reduction Program
STB Productions stress-reduction videos
Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung videos, audios, and instruction manuals
Special Sounds of Nature Relaxation Tapes
Audio Source relaxation tapes

Services
#1 Travel.com, specializing in spas
Modern Life Guide: Spa Genie

Newsgroups and Web message boards
alt.psychology.help
alt.support.depression.crisis
Conferences: Stress Reduction

Stress relief
Amazing Fish Tank
Cindy Crawford Concentration
Etch A (Sk)Etch
The Magic 8 Bra
Mr. Edible Starchy Tuber Head
The Psychic Ant Pharm
Rubik's Cube
Virtual Bubble Wrap


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