Picture yourself near a stream. Birds are chirping in the crisp, cool mountain air.

Nothing can bother you here. No one knows this secret place. You are in total seclusion from that place called the "world"

The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity. The water is so clear that you can easily make out the face of the person whose head you are holding under the water.

There now...feeling better?

HOW TO HANDLE STRESS...

* Use your mastercard to pay your visa

* Pop some popcorn without putting the lid on

* When someone says "Have a nice day", tell them you have other plans

* Find out what a frog in a blender really looks like

* Make a list of things to do that you've always done

* Dance naked in front of your pets

* Retaliate for tax woes by filling out your tax forms with Roman numerals

* Tape pictures of your boss on watermelons and launch them from high places

* Go shopping, buy everything, sweat in it, return it the next day

* Refresh yourself : put your tongue on a cold steel guardrail

* Drive to work in reverse

* Relax by mentally reflecting on your favourite "Flintstones" episode during that important businessmeeting

* Polish your car with earwax

* Read the dictionary upside down and look for secret messages

* Start a nasty rumour and see if you recognise it when it comes back to you

* Bill your doctor for time spent in his waiting room

* Braid the hairs in each nostril

* Write a short story using alphabet soup

* Stare at people through the lines of a fork and pretend they're in jail

* Make up a language and ask people for directions