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Intro -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- What You're Not to Read -- Foolish Assumptions -- How This Book Is Organized -- Icons Used in This Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part I: Getting Started with Stress Management -- Chapter 1: Stressed Out? Welcome to the Club! -- Experiencing a Stress Epidemic? -- Understanding Where All This Stress Is Coming From -- Looking at the Signs and Symptoms of Stress -- Understanding How Stress Can Make You Sick -- Stressing Out Your Family -- Stress Can Be Good? -- Chapter 2: Stress Explained (In Surprisingly Few Pages) -- So What Is Stress Anyhow? -- How This Whole Stress Thing Got Started -- Understanding the Signs of Stress -- Understanding Stress Is as Simple as ABC -- Managing Stress: A Three-Pronged Approach -- Tuning Your Strings: Finding the Right Balance -- Chapter 3: Getting Started: Gathering Your Tools -- How Stressed Are You? Finding Ways to Measure Your Stress Level -- Monitoring Your Stress with a Stress Journal -- Facing Roadblocks -- Part II: Mastering the Basics -- Chapter 4: Relaxing Your Body -- Stress Can Be a Pain in the Neck (And That's Just for Starters) -- Breathing Away Your Tension -- Tensing Your Way to Relaxation -- Mind over Body: Using the Power of Suggestion -- Stretching Away Your Stress -- Massage? Ah, There's the Rub! -- Taking a Three-Minute Energy Burst -- More Ways to Relax -- Chapter 5: Quieting Your Mind -- Where Do All These Thoughts Come From!? -- Turning Off Your Mind -- Distracting Yourself -- Using Your Imagination -- Making Things Move -- What, Me Worry? -- Do Nothing: Meditation Is Good for You -- Hypnotize Yourself -- Want Some Feedback? Go the High-Tech Route -- Chapter 6: Cultivating Mindfulness -- Understanding Mindfulness -- Recognizing Mindlessness.
Understanding How Mindfulness Can Help Reduce Your Stress -- Developing the Skills of Mindfulness -- Cultivating Mindful Acceptance -- Chapter 7: Stress-Reducing Organizational Skills -- Figuring Out Why Your Life Is So Disorganized -- Clearing Away the Clutter -- Organizing Your Space -- Organizing Information -- Keeping Your Life Organized -- Chapter 8: Finding More Time -- Determining Whether You Struggle with Time Management -- Being Mindful of Your Time -- Becoming a List Maker -- Minimizing your Distractions and Interruptions -- Getting around Psychological Roadblocks to Time Management -- Letting Go: Discovering the Joys of Delegating -- Buying Time -- Chapter 9: Eating, Exercising, and Getting Your Zzzs -- Stress-Effective Eating -- Stress-Reducing Exercise and Activity -- Getting a Good Night's Sleep -- Part III: The Secrets of Stress-Effective Thinking -- Chapter 10: Understanding How Your Thinking Stresses You Out -- Believe It or Not, Most of Your Stress Is Self-Created -- Remembering Your ABCs -- Separating Thoughts from Feelings -- Understanding Your Stress-Producing Thinking -- Your Thinking Errors -- Using Your Coping Self-talk -- Chapter 11: Stress-Resilient Values, Goals, and Attitudes -- Recognizing the Value of Your Values -- Clarifying Your Values and Goals -- Actualizing Your Values, Reaching Your Goals -- Expressing Gratitude -- Cultivating Optimism -- Laughing Your Way to Stress Reduction -- Doing Something Good for Someone Else -- Adding a Spiritual Dimension -- Gathering a Little Wisdom -- Part IV: Managing Your Stress in Real Life -- Chapter 12: Overcoming Your Anger -- Figuring Out Just How Mad You Really Are -- The Pros and Cons of Anger -- Tempering Your Temper -- Becoming Mindful of Your Anger -- Modifying Your Mindset -- Chapter 13: Worrying Less -- Do You Worry Too Much? -- Don't Worry, Be Happy. Yeah, Right!.
Identifying Your Worries -- Understanding Your Worries -- Controlling and Stopping Your Worrying -- Thinking Straighter, Worrying Less -- Correcting Your Thinking Errors -- Escaping Your Worries -- Chapter 14: Reducing Interpersonal Stress -- Developing Stress-Reducing Communication -- Discovering What It Means to Be Assertive -- Becoming More Assertive -- Coping with Difficult People -- Chapter 15: De-Stress at Work (And Still Keep Your Job) -- Reading the Signs of Workplace Stress -- Knowing What's Triggering Your Work Stress -- Making Positive Changes to Control Your Workplace Stress -- Taking Advantage of Company Perks -- Coming Home More Relaxed (And Staying That Way) -- Chapter 16: Maintaining a Stress-Resilient Lifestyle -- Making Stress Management a Habit -- Remembering Your Ps (Prompts) and Cues -- Finding Your Oasis (Sand Optional) -- Accentuating the Positive(s) with Stress Buffers -- Connecting with Others -- Doing Something, Anything -- Regrouping and Getting a Grip -- Living Mindfully in the Present -- Taking Your Fun Seriously -- Part V: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 17: Ten Habits of Highly Effective Stress Managers -- Knowing How to Relax -- Eating Right and Exercising Often -- Getting Enough Sleep -- Not Worrying about the Unimportant Stuff -- Not Getting Angry Often -- Being Organized -- Managing Time Efficiently -- Having a Strong Support System -- Living According to One's Values -- Having a Good Sense of Humor -- Chapter 18: Ten Events That Trigger Stress -- Losing a Loved One -- Experiencing a Major Illness or Injury -- Divorcing or Separating -- Having Serious Financial Difficulties -- Losing a Job -- Getting Married -- Moving to a New Place -- Fighting with a Close Friend -- Having a Child -- Retiring -- Index.
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Stress management for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Allen Elkin
