The first step in learning how to cope with stress is to
a. identify how you react to stress.
b. understand that you can never turn to anyone to you deal with your stress.
c. try to handle the stress yourself.
d. experience as much stress as possible before doing something about it.

a. identify how you react to stress.  

Explanation:

Stress is very harmful to health and social life. This is because stress can influence the onset of various illnesses that will harm your health. In addition, a stressed person often exhibits unpleasant behavior that spoils an individual's relationship with others.

It is very important that people can control their stress and avoid problems in their life related to it. The first step in learning to cope with stress is to identify how you respond to a stressful situation. Once you identify your stress-influenced behavior, you will be able to identify what you need to do to ally that feeling and behave better.

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