Stress & Anxiety Resources

Watch videos created for Pacific University students by The Student Counseling Center: Create Your Own Routine, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Wise Mind and Mindful Coping.

Learn more about managing stress at The American Institute for Stress (AIS)

Learn about coping strategies at Tips on how to Manage Anxiety and Stress from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). Listen to a relaxation meditation.

MentalHelp.net

Check out these additional resources for coping with COVID-19:

• Psychological Tips for Managing COVID-19 Concerns from the Student Counseling Center.
• Living with Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty (available in multiple languages)
• Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
• The Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook by the Wellness Society.
• A video and slides from the counseling director at the University of Kansas explains how anxiety works and reviews tools for resiliency. 
• Practice a Loving-Kindness Meditation. Visit the Coronavirus Sanity Guide for meditations, blogs, and podcasts.
• Utilize the COVID Coach app developed by the VA (for everyone).

Apps can be an accesible way to engage with coping skills:

Breathe2Relax helps you discover how to harness the power of breath to combat stress, control anger and anxiety, and improve your mood and induce calm.

Calm provides different guided relaxation sessions, ranging from 2 to 30 minutes.

Headspace is a gym membership for your mind. Meditation made simple.

Mindfulness Coach provides a gradual, self-guided training program designed to help you understand and adopt a simple mindfulness practice. 

 MindShift teaches relaxation skills, develops new thinking, and suggests healthy activities.

Self-help for Anxiety Management (SAM) offers a range of self-help methods for people who are serious about learning to manage their anxiety through this engaging, flexible, and practical resource.

SmilingMind is designed to help bring balance to people's lives. Just as we eat well and stay fit to keep our body healthy, mindfulness meditation is about mental health and looking after the mind.