Undoing perpetual stress : the missing connection between depression, anxiety, and 21st century illness

Our brains weren’t built for this. Twenty-first-century life evolves at a breakneck pace—and with it, stress seems to multiply by the day. We work long, harrowing hours. We fret over our families and finances. Our e-mail beeps and our cell phones ring. But our nervous systems were never meant to handle so many stressors. In this groundbreaking book, psychotherapist Richard O’Connor explains how a wide range of common problems—both emotional and physical—are actually side effects of modern life, and how you can undo their damage. Combining expertise with down-to-earth language, Undoing Perpetual Stress explains how you can recognize the hidden effects of stress on your brain and body understand your inner sanity in conflict with a crazy world develop self-control over how you think, act and feel when stressed regain a sense of meaning and purpose in your life You already know how to “do” stress. With the help of this book, you can undo it, too. The author of Undoing Depression presents an effective guide to modern anxiety, and shows how you can recognize—and rescue yourself from—its effects.Twenty-first-century life evolves at a breakneck pace—and with it, stress seems to multiply by the day. We work long, harrowing hours. We fret over our families and finances. Our e-mail beeps and our cell phones ring. But our nervous systems were never meant to handle so many stressors. In this groundbreaking book, psychotherapist Richard O'Connor explains how a wide range of common problems—both emotional and physical—are actually side effects of modern life, and how you can undo their damage. Combining expertise with down-to-earth language, Undoing Perpetual Stress explains how you can:• Recognize the hidden effects of stress on your brain and body• Understand your inner sanity in conflict with a crazy world• Develop self-control over how you think, act and feel when stressed• Regain a sense of meaning and purpose in your lifeYou already know how to “do” stress. With the help of this book, you can undo it, too.

the Author Of Bestselling undoing Depression, Dr. Richard O'connor Goes Beyond Depression And Into The World Of Perpetual Stress—a Condition That Affects Us All And Leads To Serious Physical And Mental Health Problems.

twenty-first-century Life Is Evolving At A Breakneck Pace-and With It, Stresses Multiply By The Day. With People Working Long Hours, Worrying About Families And Finances ,and Receiving Non-stop E-mail And Cell Phone Calls, Stress Is At An All Time High. This Is Perpetual Stress Syndrome And The Human Nervous System Was Never Meant To Handle This Many Stressors. Here Psychotherapist O'connor Explains How Many Common Problems, Both Emotional And Physical, Are Actually Side Effects Of Modern Life, And How To Undo Their Damage. He Explains How Readers Can:

- Recognize The Hidden Effects Of Stress On The Brain And Body
- Understand Their Inner Sanity In Conflict With A Crazy World
- Develop Self-control Over How To Think, Act, And Feel When Stressed
- Regain A Sense Of Meaning And Purpose In Their Lives

A noted psychotherapist and author of Undoing Depression looks at the potentially damaging long-term effects of stress on our emotional and physical well-being, explaining how readers can regain control over their lives and the world around them, cope constructively with stressors, and make health and happiness an everyday priority. Reprint. THIS is a long book, and some parts of it are complex, but the major ideas are simple.