De-stress in 5 minutes

Ways to cut down stress in 5 minutes:
Meditate. Find a 5 minute meditation on line or simply sit and meditate
Call a friend
Breathe. Slow, low breathing for a few minutes
Play card solitaire
Find a pet and stroke it
Burn off the energy. Skip, jog on the spot, do star jumps, run on a treadmill
Say the alphabet backwards / count in multiples of 13
Listen to relaxing music
Sing along to music – loudly if it helps
Tidy up. Take away the chaos and mess in your environment
Do a repetitive movement such as ironing or colouring in
Go for a walk, even just round the block