A measuring instrument for stress

When stress shows up, which door should you actually try first?

Source is where stress enters. Processing is what your mind does with it. Coping is the move you make. Body is where it lands. This last one is the route out — the breath, movement, release, rhythm, closure, or support most likely to settle your stack. I weigh what's actually helped you against what's backfired, and I keep what you like separate from what works. A short set of honest either-it's-true-or-it-isn't questions, and I'll name the safest first route to test — and the one thing to avoid trying first. No cure, no prescription, no "just breathe".