Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Stress Management 7
Chapter 1: Stressed Out? Welcome to the Club! 9
Chapter 2: Stress Explained (In Surprisingly Few Pages) 23
Chapter 3: Getting Started: Gathering Your Tools 35
Part II: Mastering the Basics 49
Chapter 4: Relaxing Your Body 51
Chapter 5: Quieting Your Mind 73
Chapter 6: Cultivating Mindfulness 97
Chapter 7: Stress-Reducing Organizational Skills 117
Chapter 8: Finding More Time 139
Chapter 9: Eating, Exercising, and Getting Your Zzzs 161
Part III: The Secrets of Stress-Effective Thinking 185
Chapter 10: Understanding How Your Thinking Stresses You Out 187
Chapter 11: Stress-Resilient Values, Goals, and Attitudes 211
Part IV: Managing Your Stress in Real Life 231
Chapter 12: Overcoming Your Anger 233
Chapter 13: Worrying Less 249
Chapter 14: Reducing Interpersonal Stress 271
Chapter 15: De-Stress at Work (And Still Keep Your Job) 295
Chapter 16: Maintaining a Stress-Resilient Lifestyle 315
Part V: The Part of Tens 337
Chapter 17: Ten Habits of Highly Effective Stress Managers 339
Chapter 18: Ten Events That Trigger Stress 343
Index 347