Welcome back, everyone. I thought we could dive into the topic of stress management this week. It is no secret that the last year or two has become increasingly more stressful for most people at home and abroad.
It has also been made clear to those who have been paying attention that how we manage ourselves while under stress has a profound impact not only on us but also on every single person that our life touches, regardless of whether we are just passing someone at the store or it is the people that we love and interact with every day.
With that knowledge and the knowledge that many people struggle with stress and anger management, I thought this week I would refer to a book that might help you as profoundly as it has helped me over the years.
This book covers everything you could ever want to understand about stress and its management. As you will soon see, it will give you various techniques to manage past traumas and break old habits you have wanted to break.
So without further a due, let me break this wonderful book down by chapter.
Book Chapter Overview
- Chapter 1: Stress unmasked; this chapter covers pages 1 to 14
- What is stress
- When life changes: Acute stress
- Episodic stress
- Chronic Stress
- Who has it
- Where does it come from
- When do you get it
- Why do you get it
- How do you get rid of it
- Chapter 2: What stress is doing to me; this chapter covers pages 15 – 25
- Stress on your body
- Brain stress
- Tummy trouble
- Cardiovascular connection
- Stressed-out skin
- Chronic pain
- Stress and your immune system
- The stress/ disease connection
- Stress on your mind
- Stress on your spirit
- Chapter 3: Stress and self-esteem; covers on pages 27 – 38
- The stress/self-esteem cycles
- Build self-esteem by demolishing
- Excess stress
- Your self-esteem-building strategies – point A and point B
- Commit to yourself
- Chapter 4: Your personal stress profile; covers pages 39 – 70
- The many faces of stress
- Your stress tolerance point
- Your triggers
- Your stress vulnerability factor
- Your stress response tendencies
- Your personal stress test
- Your stress management profile
- Chapter 5: Your stress management portfolio
- covered on pages 71 – 91
- The big picture: building your personal stress management portfolio
- Stress management journals
- Putting your stress management journal to work
- Targeting your strategy
- Map out your stress fault line
- Setting your stress management goals – implement your stress management plan of action.
- Stress management maintenance
- Chapter 6: Building a stress-proof body covered on pages 93 – 124
- Sleep away your stress and stress management strategies.
- Sleep; sleep management strategies
- Hydration
- Get a handle on bad habits
- The top on bad habits; stress management strategies
- Reshaping bad habits; habit heart-attack chart
- Your bad habit summary
- Vitamins, minerals, and more
- Balancing your stress with relaxation
- Relaxation techniques
- Chapter 7: Get strong, get healthy; covered on pages 131 – 150
- Move it or lose it
- Quiz: your exercise profile
- The whole body effects of exercise; finding your movement plan
- You can live with
- Message therapy
- Fueling up: the stress connection
- Diet of the week
- Chapter 8: Stress relief for your mind and spirit
covered on pages 157 – 188
- The negative mental effects of stress
- Meditation for peace of mind
- Why meditation really works
- How to meditate
- Meditation techniques
- Meditation tips for sticking with it
- Chapter 9: More stress management tools;
covered on pages 191 – 215
- Attitude adjustment
- Autogenic training
- Ayurveda
- Biofeedback know thyself
- Creativity Therapy
- Dream journaling
- Flower remedies
- Friend therapy
- Hypnosis: hype or help?
- Optimism therapy
- Reward-based self-training
- Chapter 10: De-stressing the nuts and bolts covered on pages 217 – 239
- Your money
- The five golden rules of no-stress money management
- The keeps on slippin’
- Stress-proofing your work life
- Building a personal sanctuary
Chapter 11: De-stressing for women only; covered on pages 249 – 264
- A women’s world of stress
- Female stress mismanagement syndrome
- The estrogen connection which comes first, stress or PMS
- Your stress, your fertility, stress during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum
- Oh, baby!
- Low-stress singles parenting
- Stress and menopause
- Chapter 12: For men only; covered on pages 269 – 280
- Male stress mismanagement syndrome
- Real men do feel stress
- Testosterone connection
- Your stress, your reproduction fitness
- Anger, depression, and other unmentionables
- The midlife crisis; myth, reality, or stress in disguise?
- Stress and the senior man
- Chapter 13: Stress management from childhood to forever
covered on pages 283 – 302
- Junor stress
- Stress management tips for kids of all ages
- The seven steps to stress management for kids
- Stress management forever
- Antistress vacations
- Stress management for life
Appendix A: stress management tools reference guide – pg 305 – 310
Appendix B: stress management resources for easier living pg 311 – 314
Closing
As you can see, it does cover everything you would want to know about stress management and how to approach it. Has this book been on the market since December of 2001? You can purchase it on Amazon for around $16, you can have it free on kindle, or you can find it at your local thrift book shop for anywhere from 50 cents to $10.
Wherever you find it and for whatever price you buy it, I would say it will be worth it; this book is so cramped and packed with helpful information it will be worth the price.
As always, I hope you found this week’s topic valuable and full of helpful information. If you would like to share your thoughts on this topic or any other topics I discussed, please feel free to do so below.
Until next week, my truth seeker. Namaste.
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