A story about how I felt refreshed after relieving stress by sticking stickers.

Yesterday, I had a terrible stomachache and couldn't settle down. I knew I should probably lie down, but even that didn't help. As I stared blankly around my room, my eyes landed on a few stickers nearby.

“This is it!”

Thinking that, I started sticking all the stickers I had onto my notebook, one after another. I used so many that I could almost hear someone saying, “Isn't it a waste to use them all like that?” I felt sick even when lying down, and I knew it was stress-induced stomach pain.

But I only used two or three sheets of 100-yen shop stickers, so it didn't hurt. The pleasure of using them all at once! It added color to my notebook and made it uniquely mine. And because I was just sticking them on without thinking, I reached a state of zen.

Shortly after I started using note, someone wrote an article called “100 Coping List.”

Coping is ↓↓↓

A coping list is ↓↓↓

I have also written an article about coping lists before. For example, karaoke, sports, etc. How many can you come up with? I don't think you can even come up with 100. I listed 30, but even that was difficult.

I learned about sticker-sticking from the person who wrote the 100 coping list. If I can lighten my stress a little for just about 300 yen with stickers, that's a bargain. Even just having one cup of coffee at a cafe easily costs 500 yen.

Why don't you try making a coping list too? Surprisingly, there aren't that many, are there? I recommend sticker-sticking. A plain notebook becomes customized to you, and it instantly becomes a favorite.

Even if you don't have money, taking a nap or going for a walk is fine. People with money might have an advantage, but it's best to use methods that suit you without overreaching. Relieve stress immediately.

As a result, my stomachache subsided. This might not be thanks to the stickers, though. It's too late once you start feeling the pain. Be careful on a daily basis and know your own level of stress.