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# The underlying problem is solved. Often it is necessary to change the point of view in order to identify new solutions. With the solution, the dissonance disappears.
# The desires, intentions or attitudes are abandoned or placed on an achievable and therefore less conflicting level.
# The physiological arousal is attenuated, e.g. through sport, by balancing activities, by rest, through meditation, through alcohol consumption<ref>{{REFjournal |first=C. M. |last=Steele et al. ( |etal=yes |date=1981): |title=Dissonance and alcohol: Drinking your troubles away. |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, |volume=41, S. |pages=831-846}}</ref>, sedatives, tobacco or drugs.
# The physiological excitability is reduced, e.g. by adequate rest, avoiding avoidable stress, through sports and serenity.