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      <pubDate>2025-09-22 13:49:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<strong>How to Participate</strong><ol><li><strong>Share your stress reduction strategy</strong> by creating a new post</li><li><strong>Include a clear title</strong> describing your technique</li><li><strong>Write a brief explanation</strong> of how it works and why you find it helpful</li><li><strong>Add a visual</strong> (photo, video, or AI-generated image) to demonstrate your strategy</li><li><strong>Explore your classmates’ posts</strong> and try rating the ones that interest you</li><li><strong>Leave supportive comments</strong> on strategies you’d like to try or have questions about</li></ol><p>Remember: Everyone manages stress differently - be respectful and open-minded about different approaches!</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>2025-09-22 13:49:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Deep Breathing</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Forces to me stop for at least a second or two and have my mind focus on something else. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-22 13:53:30 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Memes</title>
         <author>wbenedict1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Quick easy distraction, provides humor, makes me laugh</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 12:40:16 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>I like to try to take my mind off of what is bothering me so I like to play a video game or watch a youtube video or a show or a movie to just take my mind off of whats bothering me.</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>It works because I am no longer thinking of the issue it isnt bothering me and I have my mind focus on whatever im doing.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-24 14:05:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Riding the Wave&quot;</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>This helps me to sit with my feelings.  It reminds me of when Dory says, "Just keep swimming."  If I can ride out the bad feelings without reacting, I can usually get back to treading water. Having the visual in my brain helps.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Diaphragm Breathing </title>
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         <title>Knitting/crocheting</title>
         <author>cbracero</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/synergyvhs/wellness/wish/3601943262</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>This article explains the many benefits - distraction, concentration, sensory of knitting or crocheting. I need to do it more!</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-24 14:08:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Friends</title>
         <author>wbenedict1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/synergyvhs/wellness/wish/3601943347</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>hanging out wiht friends , make me happy and distracts me </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-24 14:08:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>listen to music </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>When I am stressed about something I always just put on my headphones and listen to music. It helps me a lot to calm down and clear my mind. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-24 14:12:01 UTC</pubDate>
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