The thing about feeling stressed out is that it can happen very quickly. Though certain stressors build up over time, there are other things, like receiving upsetting news or reading something disturbing that can stress you out instantly. If you find yourself in a situation like that, here are a few quick things you can do to calm down.

• Take a deep breath and pay attention to your senses
• Focus on what you see, heart, taste or can tough
• Use your senses to focus on something soothing
• This could be looking at a photo of your family, smelling lavender oil, petting your dog, our squeezing a ball
• Take this moment to relax and refocus on yourself and your body