Maintenance strategies prevent ordinary distress from becoming neurotic misery. All of the processes used during the action stage should be used in maintenance, and there are some further strategies to employ. One of the major allies of psychological distress is unstructured time. Empty hours, goalless days, and languid weeks conspire to elevate anxiety and compound depression. Exercise, activity, and diversion can fill the void in the short run, and relaxation training can help you tolerate unstructured time, and even to learn to use it for regeneration. But in the long run, these strategies
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