The greatest weapon against stress is our power to choose one thought over another.

Do something to keep your mind off the distressing situation. Craft something, go for a walk (if physician approved), watch a comfort show, play a game. Anything that takes your mind off the situation at hand!

Do something in support of someone else. Activism work, donations, signal boosting, or sending positive messages through snail mail or social media to someone who may need it or appreciate it. You can also find an organization to do volunteer work for.

Compare yourself to those who may be farther back in their recovery process than you are. Not in a judgmental way, just in a factual way. Compare yourself to those who may be less privileged to you and use that to find gratitude without shaming yourself for being upset with your current situation -- your distress is still valid! Compare yourself to how you were two years ago. You may be surprised just how much progress you've really made, even if you feel like you haven't made "enough" progress (let go of those self-judgments).

Do an activity contradictory to your current emotion. Feeling sad? Watch an upbeat movie or a few funny Tiktoks. Feeling a bit too elated? Listen to a soft song or two (sad songs are okay, but don't ruminate and binge them). Feeling angry? See the above skill of contribute and do something nice for someone. Feeling flat or "empty"? Do something that makes you feel like you have a purpose.

Push the troubling situation out of your mind. Each time a distressing thought arises, tell it to go away, even doing so out loud if necessary. Imagine yourself writing down your troubles, sticking those troubles in a box, and putting a lid on the box, and sliding it away on an out of reach shelf. Remember that this should only be done if you are ruminating or feel as if you are suffering. It is meant to be a temporary solution and not utilized as a way to avoid the emotions you need to let yourself feel (which is all of them). Trying not to feel your emotions ultimately leads to more problems in the future. Think of this as permission to give yourself a break. 

Do something to stimulate other, more rational ways of thinking to get out of emotion mind. Count the tiles on your ceiling, count the panels on your floor, draw shapes on the ceiling with your mind, play a game (sudoku, word searches, jigsaw puzzles). Watch a documentary or study a subject for school or that you enjoy. Do work to furthur your career.