Well Stressed: Manage Stress Before It Turns Toxic

by Sonia Lupien

Chronic stress has been linked to depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Left untreated it can cause serious and long-lasting health problems. Drawing on two decades of clinical research into the effects of stress on the brain and the body, For the Love of Stress is designed to help you learn to control your stress and live a happier, healthier life. Dr. Sonia Lupien is internationally respected as a leading authority on the science of stress, and in this practical, accessible book she provides an essential guide to understanding and managing the stresses we face every day.

Genres: Self Help

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 13, 2012

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book. I found 10% of it extremely useful and practical, and the rest of it generally interesting but much less practically useful.

One of the most useful things, based on the work of Dr. John Mason:
Any situation that makes a person feel stressed must have at least one of these four characteristics:
- novelty (situation is new to you)
- unpredictibility (situation is unexpected or unpredictable)
- threat to the ego
- sense of low control

Then the author suggests making a list of everything that makes you feel stressed for three days, identifying which factor(s) are at play, then figuring out how to deconstruct and reconstruct the situation. (Make it feel less new, give yourself more of a sense of control, etc.)

[Monwar Hussain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Her Quebec English has syntax issues, but a good book to understand the dynamics of stress. I especially liked the appendix detailing stress research. Read if you want to understand stress and stress responses in a light manner. :)

[Jtstravel · Rating 1 out of 5]

I actually got bored with this book and did not finish reading it. Wasn't very helpful and stated obvious.

[Camille Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading lots of what this book had to offer, but as a person who's having issues with stress & tension, I don't have the time or ability to make it through the scientific chapters of this book hearing about the harmful effects excessive stress can have on your body before getting to read about the solutions for it--shoved into the end of the book. Organizing it that way just makes me feel more stress! My suggestion: read chapter one then jump to the chapters on deconstructing and reconstructing NUTS, then you can read through the informative chapters in the middle without pulling your hair out worrying about how to reduce your stress while reading about the ways it's currently threatening you.