Which are various ways to minimize stress ?

Explanation

Some of the ways to reduce stress are as follows:
i. Maintaining good communication and expressing our feelings to friends, peers, cousins, techers and parents or noting them down in a diary.
ii. Utilizing the free hours in fostering hobbies like matrial collection,photography, reading, cooking, suclputing, drawing, making rangoli, dancing, singing, listening to music, etc.
iii. Diverting energy and mind towards positive thinking, so as to neutralize the negative thoughts. Regular exercising, getting a massage, practicing yoga and meditation.
iv. Laughing loudly so as to relive stress.
v. Playing sports and outdoor games so as to involve physical exercise, inculcate discipline, increase interaction with others, drive away loneliness, etc.
vi. Inculacting traits like time management, planning of our own duties and taking own decisions.
vii. If any of the above methods fail to reduce stress and leads to more serious problems like depression and frustration, then medical help, counselling and /or psychotherapy should be taken.