1)Surround yourself with
smiles
2)Take a deep breath and step back
3)Get a drink of water
4)Eat food
5)Make eye contact
6)Don’t give a crap
7)Think positive
8)Think of others who don’t have such nice things and friends
9)Think of how weird other people are
10)think of how awesomely weird you are
11)say it doesn’t matter
12)go force yourself to be with people
13)don’t read too deeply into things
14)you don’t always have to say something
15)go to the bathroom
16)say something really stupid, really loud
Magical stress relief formula:
Look in the mirror and, very genuinely, laugh at yourself
Run around the house going “WHOO!” really loud
Get a drink of water
Go pee
Listen to MGMT
Stare at your sister awkwardly
Dance with your dog
Go for a walk
Sing