Throughout the book, the reader will learn about the different types of stress, such as acute stress, chronic stress, and traumatic stress, and how each one affects the body and mind differently. The author also delves into the physiological changes that occur in the body when under stress and how these changes can lead to serious health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, and mental health problems like depression and anxiety.
The book also offers a variety of practical stress-reduction techniques, such as mindfulness and meditation, exercise, and time management, and how to incorporate these techniques into daily life. It also covers how to set personal boundaries and identify and avoid stressors that are out of our control.
One of the most comprehensive aspect is that it also covers some common misconception about stress and it’s management and how to distinguish good stress from bad stress and balancing the good stress with manageable level of bad stress.
Overall, Stress and Anxiety Management is an essential introductory resource for anyone looking to better understand and manage stress in their lives. It is written in an easy-to-understand language, making it accessible to readers of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in improving their physical and mental health, and achieving a greater sense of well-being.
Owen Jones, Amazon Best-Selling author from Barry, Wales, has lived in several countries and travelled in many more. While studying Russian in the USSR in the '70's, he hobnobbed with spies on a regular basis. After university, in Suriname, he got caught up in the 1982 coup, when he was accused of being a mercenary.
Later, while a company director, he joined the crew of four as the galley slave to sail from Barry to Gibraltar on a home-made concrete yacht during Desert Storm. En voyage, the yacht was almost rammed by a Russian oil tanker, and an American aircraft carrier - The Atlantic Challenger.
Since 2004, he has lived mainly in the UK, Spain and Thailand. He now leads a somewhat quieter life in his wife's remote, northern farming village writing, editing and increasing the number of translations, and narrations of his novels.
As he says: ”Born in the Land of Song, living in the Land of Smiles”.