Stress Overcoming this Potential Killer

Stress is recognized as a major problem. Figures released by the UK Health & Safety Executive indicate that approximately 13 million working days are lost each year in Britain due to work-related stress and that as a result British industry loses £370 million a year because of stress, while the cost to society in Britain as a whole could be £3.75 billion.

There have been numerous recent high profile compensation awards for stress related illness and all the indications are that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg. In the USA recently a hospital maintenance worker was awarded an $11.65 million jury verdict in the Federal District court in Chicago against his employer for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

This book is an easy read peppered with humour and telling anecdotes it gives a remarkably comprehensive overview of this important subject.

The book includes chapters on What is stress, Stress & health, Recognising the signs of stress, Stress at work, Environmental stressors, Personality, Control, Exercise, Diet, Thought patterns, Time Management, Medication for stress, The place of tears, Learning to say no, Avoiding the blame game, Developing rational thinking, Using laughter to overcome stress, Relaxation, Sleep and a section on Organizational Stress Management.

About the Author

Ray White is a past Chair of the International Stress Management Association (UK). He has been interviewed about stress on over 70 radio stations with a combined audience of over 20 million listeners. He has been employed to do Stress Management training for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Graet Britain. He has also featured in numerous TV programmes on stress, been extensively quoted in the printed media and is a popular speaker at major conferences both in the UK and abroad. He is training director for TLC Stress Management Services.