Occupational stress affects millions of people every year and is not only costly to the individual – in terms of their mental and physical health – but also results in major costs for organisations due to workplace absence and loss of productivity. This Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based self-help guide will equip the user with the necessary tools and techniques to manage work related stress more effectively. Divided into three parts, this book will help you to: understand occupational stress learn about a range of methods to reduce stress levels develop your own self-help plan. Overcoming Your Workplace Stress is written in a straightforward, easy-to-follow style, allowing the reader to develop the necessary skills to become their own therapist.

Practical tips and easy exercises for relieving the stress ofeveryday life Get a Grip! offers powerful, prescriptive advice for living andthriving in our high-stress times. Integrating techniques thatrelax the mind, the body, and the spirit, it presents quick andeasy ways to make the day less stressful-and get the most out ofeach and every day. For business owners, office workers, and eventhose who work at home raising a family, Get a Grip! helps themunderstand the sources of their stress and deal with it effectivelywith advice on such topics as: stress-busting exercises, breathingtechniques, meditation, visualization, diet, attitude, humor andwork/life balance. Though it's impossible to lead a completelystress-free life, Get a Grip! will help everyone-from CEOs tohomemakers-deal with the difficulties of daily life. Bob Losyk (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is a business consultant, trainer,and international speaker whose clients include American Express,Honda, Marriott, Taco Bell, IBM, and Inc. magazine, among others.His articles on management have appeared in such magazines asFuturist, Travel Weekly and Training & Development Journal.

A guide to understanding the human stress response and how to manage and relieve stress.

My story is one of tragic proportions, having squandered away a career that I loved deeply due to professional burnout, followed by poor choices in coping with the stress and depression I faced at work and at home. Stress can manifest itself by disrupting your mental, physical and spiritual health. In turn, it can affect your ability to make sound decisions surrounding these areas and thus jeopardize everything you have worked to build in the establishment of your career and personal life. For me, it was a dream deferred. My story depicts rising to the pinnacle of success only to crash and burn. We all can change at any moment and decide to choose a healthier lifestyle. But, if nothing changes, nothing changes. This is not a book of war stories, but a blueprint for overcoming the heavy-laden obstacle of stress in your life and in the workplace.

We all need some stress to get us going, but too much can disrupt our lives almost without our realising it. The impact on health, relationships and work can be extreme, but it isn't inevitable. We can learn to understand and cope with stress, and greatly improve our quality of life. Using well-developed methods of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a clinical psychologist demonstrates how to recognise what happens when we are stressed. Considering common sources of stress, she describes how to change how we think, feel and act so our lives become more enjoyable and effective.

More than half of us who struggle with anxiety do not get treatment. Why? Because we often feel embarrassed to be suffering, concerned about the stigma of asking for help, or anticipate that things will never get better. For those of you who ruminate about the past, feel stressed in the present, and worry about the future, this book will help you challenge your thinking, create new strategies, and connect with others so that you can live the life you want--and deserve. Deborah Grayson Riegel and Sophie Riegel share their unique perspective and personal stories as a mother and daughter who both have multiple anxiety disorders--and who are both thriving personally and professionally. It is their goal to give anyone struggling with anxiety a new and more hopeful approach to work, school, and life.

`Written primarily for the employee, this book is a gold mine of easily assimilated information and ideas which should also be of value to anyone working in human resources' - Personnel Today`Much of the literature on stress tends to be either academic or research-based, or otherwise focuses on the more practical aspects of stress management. Managing Workplace Stress strikes a balance between the two in providing background and discussion that puts many areas of work-related stress into context, as well as giving helpful practical advice on managing particular stressors' - People ManagementStress in the workplace is an ever-increasing problem and its consequences, such as higher rates of absenteeism, reduced productivity and increased health compensation claims, are widespread. This book examines the causes of the increase in work-related stress.Susan Cartwright and Cary L Cooper focus particularly on the stress created by organizational changes including job redesign, reallocation of roles and responsibilities, and the accompanying job insecurities. They highlight the everyday stressors likely to impact upon managers and employees - for example, working with difficult people and managing increased work loads - and offer useful strategies for dealing with these various situations.