10 ways to manage stress, according to mental health experts - Fox News

Fox News spoke to mental health experts for their secrets to help you glide into that saner state of mind.

from DBT, Romanoff breaks "TIP" down: "Tipping the temperature of your face with cold water; Intense aerobic exercise; Paced breathing, and Paired muscle relaxation," she says, noting that each of these techniques has the effect of quickly changing your biological response pattern to stress.

It may be cold out, but getting outside is still important for your mental health.

For a modified version of "TIP," just try putting your face in cold water, and you may be surprised at how the experience resets your mental outlook. .

"Bend over, hold your breath, and immerse your face in a bowl of cold water for up to 60 seconds," offers Romanoff.

As Romanoff further explains, the dive reflex is when our hearts tend to slow down below resting heart rate when submerged in cold water without oxygen, due to increased activation of the parasympathetic nervous system, which decreases arousal.

It may be cold out, but getting outside is still important for your mental health. .

If you’re physically able, don’t worry about running or jogging to reap the health benefits of getting outdoors — a walk will do the trick. .

"Stress reduction can be found by taking brief walks.

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We live in remarkably stressful and rather apocalyptic times where stress-related difficulties create a tsunami of mental health challenges," says Plante

"The most efficient way to reduce stress is to begin engaging in stress reduction techniques as soon as you become aware that you are experiencing stress," states Lin Sternlicht, a therapist and co-founder of Family Addiction Specialist, based in New York City

Triggers vary by individual, but they may include certain people, places, things, foods (caffeine is often a culprit), activities, times of the year or times of day. 

Triggers vary by individual, but they may include certain people, places, things, foods (caffeine is often a culprit), activities, times of the year or times of day. 

For instance, if you know paperwork stresses you out, and you get a complicated health care form in the mail, rather than spiral into a tizzy, ID this as a trigger situation for you

Oftentimes, the answer is no to all three of those scenarios, even if things feel amplified in the moment

 As such, a helpful tool is to let them out and release them…  You may want to write down things that are stressing you out and why they are stressing you out," shares Lin Sternlicht, a therapist and co-founder of Family Addiction Specialist

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The key here is to put pen to paper and start writing. You may want to write down things that are stressing you out and why they are stressing you out," shares Sternlicht. 

Doing so allows us to begin to separate our stress from being a part of us, and thereby putting some distance between us and our stress," she continues, adding that seeing our worries on paper may also sometimes help us realize that we may have been overreacting or catastrophizing our concerns.