1. When you’re feeling stressed, try a version of Pennebaker’s emotional writing activity. Sit quietly in a room with a pen and paper, and begin to write about your feelings. Why are you feeling stressed? What else are you feeling?

Don’t worry about punctuation and grammar; just write nonstop for at least 20 minutes. Even if you feel a little worse immediately afterward (because you’ve been thinking so hard about what’s bothering you), notice how you feel later in the day. Does putting your feelings into words help your frame of mind?