Stranger Things Elmax One-shots

Learn To Ground

A/N: modified from another book.

El's POV:

Hello, everyone. As you all know, my name is Eleven (Jane) Hopper, and today, I am gonna teach you all great ways to deal with stress and anxiety. Now, I've dealt with both of these things a lot in my life, such as school, the Upside Down, Vecna, the Mindflayer, the Demogorgons, and most of all, fearing that something terrible might happen to my sweet Maxy.

(This is as if Max didn't get cursed and killed by Vecna)

You heard it here, everyone. Max and I are dating, and I love her with all my heart. As long as she's having a great day, I'm having a great day. If she has a bad day, I'm always there to comfort her in my best ways.

Wait... what was I originally talking about?

Ah, yes. I was talking about stress. Now, in order to find ways to deal with stress, you have to really think about it, because stress can come at anytime and any day. Here are some helpful tips from me that can help relieve your stress and anxiety.

Even though they've probably already been talked about a bunch of times, I still wanna share them, too. Quick btw, these all fall under the same topic: grounding.

Tip #1: Music

In times of stress, a great way to relieve it is with music. It's all about finding the right song to connect with. I've learned this from Max. When you do find the right song, put on your headphones, play the song, and close your eyes. With your eyes closed, you'll be able to take in the song more.

Tip #2: Stuffed Animal

If at times you are feeling stressed or anxious about anything, another good reliever is to snuggle with a stuffed animal. It can be a bear, it can be a rabbit, it can be any stuffed animal you choose. Snuggling with it, you'll be able to take in all of its softness and adorableness. I have a lot of stuffed animals for the reason, and I don't care how old I am.

Well, actually, Max knows how much I love stuffed animals, so she always buys them for me. She's so sweet with the gifts.

Tip #3: Hugs and Kisses

Now, this one might be similar to the last one, but I promise you, it's not. When it comes to hugs and kisses, this tip is talking about with another person. Whenever I'm feeling stressed, I go to hug and kiss the one person that gives the best hugs and kisses in the world: Max. In certain times where I'm stressed to a point where I feel myself start to cry, I always find Max and immediately wrap my arms around her, letting all my tears out.

I focus on keeping my arms wrapped around her frame, while my head is buried between her shoulder and neck. I focus on the comforting words she has to offer in his most soothing voice she knows I love to hear.

I take in the feeling of her arms wrapped around my small frame, the way she softly and slowly runs her fingers through my slightly curly hair. It's everything I need to perfectly ground myself in the moment. She always knows how to make things better whenever I cry, and I'm so thankful to have her.

For the kisses, she slowly and gently places her warm and soft lips against mine. At the same time, I lean in and place my lips on hers. We softly engage in the kiss, and I wanna cry at how gentle it is.

Tip #4: Nature

I'm sure you've already heard and/or seen this tip multiple times, but it's one that I really love to share, as I'm sure you can relate, too. In times of stress, another great way to deal with it is to reconnect with nature. Again, I know you've probably already heard this, but I still wanna share because it's one of my favorite tips. There are many different ways to reconnect with nature.