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Fast Stress Relief - Calm Down Quickly
Regain your cool even quicker than you lost it with these simple techniques.
By Kelly Mickle
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the December 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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20 Minutes: Put Pen to Paper

A 2010 study in Anxiety, Stress & Coping found that writing about a stressful event for just 20 minutes on two different days lowered levels of perceived stress. Putting feelings on paper appears to organize thoughts, helping us process unpleasant experiences and release negative emotions.
Printed from Oprah.com on Saturday, May 25, 2013
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