Escaping Stress

If not by actually fighting or running, how can we escape stress? The body’s stress response is physical, emotional and mental. We can ratchet ourselves down by many means, some healthy and some not so much.  But how do we work through the stress? Maybe by directly confronting the conflict, the fear, The Thing that has us stressed out in the first place.  No amount of self-medication or quiet meditation will resolve a thorny situation.  Maybe you just need to quit avoiding that stressor and deal with it … or maybe I’m really just talking to myself here.