How do you handle stress?

2021-02-22T12:08:25-05:00

The past year has been challenging for many of us. How have you reduced stress or worry? How are your friends and family managing their stress?

While stress is a normal part of the human experience, long-term stress can negatively impact our health, outlook, and sense of well-being. If you feel like the previous ways you've reduced stress are not working, it may be time to try something new.

This free, online resource can help. Through brief, self-paced lessons, learn new techniques to manage stress at your own pace whenever you need help.

This educational course was created by mental health experts at Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) and is available at no cost to all veterans, service members, and military family members - CONUS and OCONUS.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Feb 22 at 2021 12:16 PM

2021-02-22T12:16:51-05:00

I generally take a few minutes to get calm and listen to classical music, or I'll go for a long walk, both work for me Cohen Veterans Network

Response by CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana made Mar 1 at 2021 4:57 PM

2021-03-01T16:57:05-05:00

I would love to try and verify this exercise on coping techniques for better stress management.

Response by SSgt Clare May made Mar 1 at 2021 6:29 PM

2021-03-01T18:29:59-05:00

Hammer, Anvil, scrap metal...pound it into sand.

Response by TSgt Alex Barkey made Mar 2 at 2021 5:51 AM

2021-03-02T05:51:42-05:00

I usually work out at the gym to relieve stress. I also lesson to music as well.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Mar 6 at 2021 6:08 PM

2021-03-06T18:08:18-05:00

I was at a 9 mm range in Alabama one bright sunny day with a slight wind. It was a nice day. It was my 19th year on AD and experienced an infinite amount of stress. That was just part of my world at the time. I had always qualified expert and I felt confident. I fired and failed. I was tenacious and fired 3 more times and failed. I sat down on the bleachers and was deep in thought. I was humbled considering my aviation and armor background. I had failed to qualify on a 9 mm when I had qualified with a 120 mm. It was the first time I had intimations that I was no longer army material and I had to weigh my career with the army, and realized I had to hang up my boots. I had to be honest to myself and the army. A couple months later I realized I would have never had qualified because of my incessant tremors. A condition I did not know that afflicted me until my wife pointed it out. What I learned is immense stress can change people emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Response by PVT Mark Zehner made Mar 9 at 2021 2:36 PM

2021-03-09T14:36:19-05:00

Thank you!

Response by MSgt Mark Bucher made Mar 24 at 2021 10:37 AM

2021-03-24T10:37:14-04:00

At the local range, 500 rounds of 5.56, nobody else out shooting rifle, into the zen state