• Squeeze a rubber ball very hard.
• Take a hot or cold shower.
• Listen to very loud music.
• Watch TV or read.
• Push the situation away by leaving it for a while.
• Build an imaginary wall between yourself and the situation.
• Compare how you are feeling now to a time when you felt different.
• Compare you self to those less fortunate.
• Read emotional books or stories.
• Listen to emotional music.
• Help a friend or family member.
• Make something nice for someone else.
• Go out for a meal or eat a favourite food.
• Go walking. Exercise.
• Clean a room in your house.
• Surf the internet.

Find out which one works. Try it next time when you are in distress.