The End of Stress: A revolutionary new approach to a happier, healthier life Andrew J Bernstein

I have a friend that recommend these types of books. I grudgingly read them and I am surprised that they have value in them.
The main thesis of the book is that the problem of stress is not object things you are facing in life but how you are interpreting those things. An example in the book is of a traffic jam. Some people are waiting in the standstill and listening to music or audio books and others are steaming and angry. From the same situation there are two responses. How does one go from steaming to productively using the time?
Have any of you read this book?
My next book will be a Juvenile Heinlein.
In the book there are worksheets that can be photocopied and gone through. There is also a website ( www.endofstess.com ) that has a pdf so you can download the worksheets if you are a Kindle book users.



Wait, I am a Manly Man. Manly Men don’t read these types of books. “A friend” read this book and told me about it.
So your friend says the book is good? Asking for a friend.
Tell your friend my friend says it is good.
The book goes through the process of how to lower are going through the roof stress levels. It is good because so much of our lives we do not understand how or why we react the way we do. There are methods to handle things more smoothly. “My friend” was amazed at how all the hard topics were handled. It is worth the 4 hours or less to read it.
I’ll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation. My whole life my mom lectured me on stress; she’d say it’ll ruin your health and your looks will go. (My mom could be insightful and shallow at the same time) Man, was she right (I say that often)
I’ve gotten better about handling stress but I’ve still got a long way to go.
I did not want to read this book. I thought it would be stupid and tell me things I already knew. Well, in some ways it did. It help crystallize things I had half way formed in my mind.
Anne, let me know if it helps you. I shared the worksheet process to two people here and it helped them. The painful/stressful thing went down and is now causing less stress for them.
Are your looks coming back? (-;
“The main thesis of the book is that the problem of stress is not object things you are facing in life but how you are interpreting those things.”
Far too passive a response for me! What I work so very hard every single day to do is to interrupt and/or avoid things that will cause me aggravation:
1. Traffic? Figure out a time and place to avoid it. One always can.
2. Stock Market? Do your homework and then watch it like a hawk; don’t place orders and then walk away to do errands. (My hair and nail techs know that when I cancel it is because I ain’t leaving my screen.) I have groceries or take-out delivered if need be.
3.Restaurants that don’t serve my orders in a timely manner? They don’t get a return visit and those that do get 25% tips and regular patronage. Funny how that seems to work!
4. People who are so self-absorbed they can’t return a call or make comments such as: “What do you have to complain about?” Those folks never hear from me again and it is their loss.
My husband (a wise and independent man) consistently advises me to ignore the negative influences and stay focused upon maximizing my individual attributes. He’s right because whenever I do, I’m always much happier and more successful.
Liz, read the book and tell me what you think. I am with you before I read the book. I was surprised that my thoughts changed as I read the book. The book is not perfect but it does give some tools to see things differently.
The process worked with two Japanese friends that I have known for years on two things that were causing them stress. It didn’t eradicate stress but it lessened it and took some of the anger out.
10, will do.
To MLH: I did manage to get my hair back – I went 75% bald. While relieved and happy to get it back, I’ve still got a minor complaint or two that I am sure are thanks to stress.
Why did you go 75% bald, Anne?