Carnegie’s Prescription for Eliminating Worry: A Book Review

In everyone’s life a little stress must fall. We all have to deal with daily hassles and various personal stressors that effect our emotional and physical health. The manner in which we deal with these stressors can alleviate or reduce stress or it can make things worse. Mind and body issues have bemused philosophers and psychologists since the ancient Greeks; however recently a new subfield in psychology has immerged to investigate the subject. Health psychology focuses on psychological factors and how they relate to wellness and illness. This would include

In the TED talk, “How to make stress your friend,” Kelly McGonigal illustrates that how we think about stress matters. It is not important to get rid of it more so it is how we deal with it. She emphasizes on that a positive outlook on stress is beneficial to mind and body because when we teach our mind to view stress as helpful, we change our experience with it, and at the same time we also train our body a healthier way to process it. For instance, Kelly discusses a study conducted by researchers of the University of Wisconsin. They surveyed close to 29,000 people to find out the amount of stress they had experienced in the last year, but also what they thought how much this stress had an impact on their health. What they found out was that people with high stress levels and the belief that this stress has a negative influence on their health had a 43% more likelihood of death. In contrast, those people who had the same amount of high stress but persuade it as positive were the least feasible to die. In other words, the belief that stress is harmful has a bigger impact on someone’s health then the stress itself.

As a former Army Soldier, I know that life is full of stress and stressors that can have an impact on my life. In fact, I believe as a Soldier, you can have an additional form of stress known as combat stress that can produce long term effects to your health and well-being. I retired from the Army in 2009 after deploying six times to various combat zones and dealt with other stressors that you have in the Army. I believe that I have some effects from the stress that I endured while in a combat zone. Finding ways to deal with stress without going and asking for help through meditation and relaxation exercises would be beneficial to me, so that I don’t have to turn to someone for help. Besides combat stress or related stress, I also have the stress that everyone in life endures. My top stressors are that of work in my current job, family life to include extended family, finances, continuing my education, and lastly combat stress from when I was on active duty. According to the Mayo Clinic in an article from mayoclinic.org titled Healthy Life Styles Stress Management, “Stress might be affecting your health without you even realizing it.” In this paper I will answer the questions like, what causes this stress. Is it time management? I believe what causes a lot of this stress is not having enough time in the day to do it all the things you want or need to do without causing a negative feelings or anger. In this, I

Stahl, B., & Goldstein, E. (2010). A mindfulness-based stress reduction workbook. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

If the criticism is just to put you down I recommend that you just tell the person “thank you for your opinion” and then go on with your work. However, if it is valid then you should take it with “a grain of salt” and learn from it. Criticism can help you to progress in your future but you must take it in a positive way. No one like being told what they are doing wrong but if you never hear it then you may never learn what you can improve on.

Firstly, Tim Elmore states in his article The Marks of Maturity, which mature people, are unshaken by criticism and flattery. Someone comparable to this is needed to be met. Though if taken to the extreme, criticism and flattery isn’t an atrocious phenomenon. Criticism can show us what we need to do in order to make ourselves better people. When given flattery once in a while, it composes a sense of accomplishment, helping us to not give up on ourselves.

It is best to learn early how to deal with criticism in a positive manner. Of course that may depend on an individual’s background as well but as you learn and gain experience in the world it is beneficial to adapt because not all people work

As discussions about the use of meditation have become more prevalent, patients are using this practice clinically and several studies have researched the benefits and limitations. One study found that Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) can serve as an effective treatment to reduce the anxiety and stress that comes from a chronic illness and everyday life (Praissman, 2008, para. 4). Not only are the benefits seen in chronically ill patients and/or those with psychological disorders, but practicing MBSR can be beneficial to healthcare providers that have a stressful workload and desire a way to non-chemically handle the demands of their job. Additionally, the text states a few other found physiological benefits including: reduction of blood pressure, decreasing the risk for hypertension, help cancer patient’s experiencing depression and anxiety due to their illness, be helpful in PTSD therapy, increase a patient’s productivity, decrease irritability and increase one’s sense of identity (Potter et al., 2017, p. 692). While

As I stated in my last paper, this is not the first time I had tried to use this strategy to de-stress in my life, but I had not done it in a long time because of time issues. I always find it helpful to my mental health to practice mindfulness, so I am going to try to make sure I continue to do this AT LEAST once a week, and more if I can. Life may be a little difficult in these upcoming weeks with exams coming up and classes ending, so this means it will be an even more stressful time for me, so I need to make sure I am doing something to

Stress is a real and difficult problem in today’s society. Gone are the 9 – 5 work days. With the

The report was scrupulously prepared based on the most current research sharing only the most pertinent stress reduction methods. The simple, straightforward advice helps you take better care of your mind and body.

Naked truth: Many of us have unhealthy coping strategies to ease stress (drinking too much, TV marathons, over eating, not exercising, etc.) and we can find these strategies soothing in the moment. These habits might help us unwind and have short term gains, but these behaviours are the opposite of self-care. Often it can be the activities that we don’t want to do (household chores, exercise etc) that can be best because they give us a sense of control.

      Stress is an ongoing dilemma that occurs in each and everyone’s life. It is a factor that is undoubtedly a part of daily living. Due to the trivial problems that occur in people’s daily lives massive amounts of stress can arise. People perceive and manage stress in many different ways. The causes and effects of stress are numerous and one’s ability to manage stress is vital in maintaining healthy living.

Learn to Handle Criticism – To maintain a sense of self-respect we need to learn how to deal with criticism and not take it personally, but to look at it from a detached perspective. Maybe it is false, in which case we should ignore it. If there is some truth we

The Achievement habit by Bernard Roth, was based on his life events and honest opinions that happened throughout his life. His opinions are what a lot of people have thoughts of saying and things no one likes to hear but it’s the truth. Roth is a very intelligent professor that has logic and reasoning behind all his quotes and opinions. One of his biggest quotes is “Stop wishing. Start doing. Take command of your life” which is on his books cover page. Roth is very passionate towards each an every one of his students and has very strong morals to life. In chapter two, he has a quote saying, “Reasons are Bullshit.” Not all reasons are bullshit, there are times where life happens unexpectant whether you can change it or not. Often times, people can overuse reasons as excuses, learn from life lessons, and need their priorities straight.