Deleted User said 11 years, 1 month ago:

It might sound a bit odd but I let myself dwell for a little while as I’ve found that avoiding things (especially problems!) never does me any good so I allow myself a short window to dwell – generally a day or two – then after that I take a step back to make sense of it. I focus on what the problem is, what caused it and any other factors that are relevant (who is involved, whether it can be resolved, my part to play in it and how it makes me feel.) I find doing that helps me to gain some perspective on whatever the problem is and it allows me to move on from it. I never used to do that though. I have an a habit of avoiding things and I would pretend everything was fine but that didn’t work for me so I had to change it. Finding myself to be much more resilient because of it. Whereas before I used to be followed by the issues for weeks now it can be a couple of days, or even within an afternoon if it’s a small issue.

Liara said 11 years, 1 month ago:

I’ve not always been the greatest when it comes to getting stressed. I used to play MMORPG’s so I could lose myself in games and just avoid the situation – which in turn generally made it harder to deal with or just add onto a list of forever issues.
These days I tend to do similar to what’s already been stated. Taking gaming breaks, be creative via sketches or writing fanfictions. I also have a stress ball which are really under-rated in my opinion. I love mine and it helps a great deal.

Nox said 11 years, 1 month ago:

Distractions. Not just those friends’ calls you get to go out in a random moment, but those you create yourself. When you focus on other things, such as painting, studying about stuff you like, watch a comedy movie, or doing any kind of things you like, makes you focus more on what you really want for yourself. Wasting time thinking on negative moments wont usually help. It’s better to think about stuff when you feel better with yourself, and that can be done doing things that you REALLY enjoy.

Also, as @swifting said, thinking about how much will it matter over sort and long periods of time makes you really wonder if it’s worth thinking it so much. Also, act. Sometimes we just overthink stuff because we’re surrounded in a circle of thoughts of “what if” and then “but if I do that, then this will happen”. We get stuck. The best thing to do is just think about the most positive outcome, and even though it could have bad things too, just start acting on it right away.

Talking to other friends (or strangers whom you can vent with in the website) could give you also other perspectives which you haven’t though of, or maybe they had a similar problem that could help you think how would you feel after you’ve made a decision.