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Stress Relief for Life: Practical Solutions to Help You Relax and Live Better
Stress-related ailments cost companies over $200 billion a year in increased absenteeism, tardiness, and the loss of talented workers. Over 90 percent of all visits to the family doctor are for reasons related to stress. Chronic stress is one of the major contributors to marital discord and spiritual disconnection. In short, stress dramatically affects our financial health, our physical health, our relationships, and our faith. This book will help you de-stress now! Within its pages you will Why you are stressing out
The only way to truly relax
The connection between your thoughts and feelings of stress
How to make important lifestyle changes that will insulate you from stress in the future
How to start a stress-reducing exercise routine
How to build relationships that will help you de-stress
How to create a less hectic schedule Most importantly, Stress Relief for Life will help you build a personalized system for managing stress that you can implement in any stressful situation, relationship, or environment.
The only way to truly relax
The connection between your thoughts and feelings of stress
How to make important lifestyle changes that will insulate you from stress in the future
How to start a stress-reducing exercise routine
How to build relationships that will help you de-stress
How to create a less hectic schedule Most importantly, Stress Relief for Life will help you build a personalized system for managing stress that you can implement in any stressful situation, relationship, or environment.
256 pages, Paperback
First published June 7, 2011
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April 15, 2021
I really wanted to enjoy this book, and in many ways I did. There is a lot of useful information in here, and I do feel like I'm walking away from this book with a better understanding of how stress works, how it manifests both physically and mentally, and how to build a personal system for managing that stress.
That said, with each chapter I progressed through, I found myself less interested, to the point that by the final two or three chapters, I was really just slogging through to finish the book.
Some issues I have that made me roll my eyes:
1. Constant references to rewarding yourself. I think this is a huge problem in the world, people expect short-term rewards instead of delaying gratification. This might just be a personal peeve though, I can look past it, it's just a bit annoying.
2. I was not expecting this book to be so religious. Nothing in the synopsis mentioned anything about religion, aside from the word "spiritual," but that was easy to overlook. What was not easy to overlook was the heavy-handed Christian talk. I found it really hard to relate to what the author was saying sometimes, and there are entire chapters devoted to talking about God. I think all of the Christian references could have been moved out and reduced the book by 50 pages. It added absolutely nothing for me, just a bunch of preachy fluff.
3. The references to gender roles are really gross to me. This book appears to have been published in 2011, but some of the gender role discussion reads like it's from 1945. The author lost a lot of credibility to me in the section where he described the differences between men and women.
Overall, I'd recommend this book to someone dealing with a lot of stress issues, with the caveat that unless they're a *hardcore* Christian, they can skip over much of the book. I do feel like the book is beneficial overall, but it's tough to get through if you're not super Christian.
That said, with each chapter I progressed through, I found myself less interested, to the point that by the final two or three chapters, I was really just slogging through to finish the book.
Some issues I have that made me roll my eyes:
1. Constant references to rewarding yourself. I think this is a huge problem in the world, people expect short-term rewards instead of delaying gratification. This might just be a personal peeve though, I can look past it, it's just a bit annoying.
2. I was not expecting this book to be so religious. Nothing in the synopsis mentioned anything about religion, aside from the word "spiritual," but that was easy to overlook. What was not easy to overlook was the heavy-handed Christian talk. I found it really hard to relate to what the author was saying sometimes, and there are entire chapters devoted to talking about God. I think all of the Christian references could have been moved out and reduced the book by 50 pages. It added absolutely nothing for me, just a bunch of preachy fluff.
3. The references to gender roles are really gross to me. This book appears to have been published in 2011, but some of the gender role discussion reads like it's from 1945. The author lost a lot of credibility to me in the section where he described the differences between men and women.
Overall, I'd recommend this book to someone dealing with a lot of stress issues, with the caveat that unless they're a *hardcore* Christian, they can skip over much of the book. I do feel like the book is beneficial overall, but it's tough to get through if you're not super Christian.
December 14, 2011
I think the book was awesome. I did the exercises in the book which helped me understand myself and the book better. I sent the book my dad's way and then to my older sister. This booked saved my life and I would have others read this book, too. It talks about God and his role in stress relief. You have to trust him, because the overall theme of the book is to understand that God doesn't want you stressed, he wants you healthy and happy. The book teachers you to make charts to help you better understand how to eliminate your stress. The book gives everyday examples to make you better understand life and how your life is simular to his examples he gives in the book. He talks about exercsing and a rewards system that can better disipline you to have a less stressed life. He give solutions to stress, which makes me very happy, because I can stay away from things that stress me. Two thumbs up !
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