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© Vera Peiffer 1996
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FOR MY FRIENDS GEORGES AND LYN
CONTENTS
PART I STRESS – HOW IT HAPPENS
1 What Stress Is and What It Is Not
2 Are You a Stress-prone Type?
3 Questionnaire: Check Your Personality Stress Factors
PART II WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FALL INTO THE STRESS TRAP …
6 Mental and Emotional Reactions
8 Questionnaire: What Is Your Stress Level?
PART III … AND HOW TO CLIMB OUT OF THE STRESS TRAP
9 How To Stop Yourself from Overworking
10 So You Thought You Knew How to Breathe …
14 Dealing with Difficult People
16 How to Talk about Things You Would Rather Avoid
Anyone who has ever had to struggle through a prolonged period of work overload, be it at home or out in the workplace, will know what it feels like to be physically exhausted and mentally overwrought. Whereas you are perfectly capable of dealing competently with life’s ups and downs when you are unstressed, any hiccups in the daily routine become an emotional crisis once the pressure exceeds a certain threshold.
It is an unpleasant experience to feel out of control