15 Ways to Feel Happier and Less Stressed Out Every Day

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13. Imagine the Best Case Scenario

It’s easy to get focused on the negative and look for the worst case scenarios, but when you visualize yourself dealing with a problem head on and solving it easily, you will really reduce your stress levels. Even if you aren’t sure exactly what the best case scenario would be, you can simply visualize yourself solving the problem in a general way, then walking away feeling successful, happy, and accomplished.

14. Get Your Rest

Although it might sound impossible to get a good night’s sleep when you are worried and stressed over tomorrow’s meeting, if you don’t get your rest, whatever happens tomorrow is going to be a whole lot worse if you can’t keep your eyes open. Fatigue makes any type of stress and anxiety even worse. Make yourself a nice cup of chamomile tea and tell yourself that you can’t do anything more about this tonight. You are going to get your rest and work on it again tomorrow.

15. Keep It in Perspective

A good-sized chunk of the things we worry about are things that we have no control over or that never happen. Worried about being laid off at work? You have no control over that, but you can write out an action plan as to what you will do if it does happen. Start looking over other job possibilities, maybe update your resume, and set aside a little extra cash just in case. Worried that your son is going to break a bone playing football? Although you could take him out of the game, he could just as easily break a bone riding his skateboard. Have your doctor’s phone number programmed into your phone just in case and be certain that your insurance card is current and is in your wallet.

Rather than waste time and effort worrying, not to mention the toll that all the stress you are feeling will take on your body, focus on removing stressful situations as much as possible and find a solution to the problem. Worrying is useless and stressful. Thinking, and finding solutions, that is progress and empowerment.

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