Living a Stressful Life: Practical Strategies for Managing Stress at Home and Work (Vol 1) - Softcover

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This is volume 2 of the same title and is in continuation to it. Readers are encouraged to read both the volumes in order for clarity.
Living a Stressful Life is a comprehensive, practical guide that helps individuals understand, manage, and transform stress in their personal and professional lives. Written in an accessible tone, the book blends psychology, neuroscience, real-life stories, and insights from the Bhagavad Gita, offering a holistic framework for mental and emotional resilience.

Volume 1 (Details)
Part I — Foundations

What stress is and how it arises through brain–body mechanisms, Types of stress (acute, episodic, chronic, traumatic), Symptoms across physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural domains, Why stress evolved and why today’s world overwhelms ancient systems.

Personal stressors (finances, relationships, health, sleep), Professional triggers (workload, ambiguity, insecurity, toxic culture), Social, cultural, and life-stage contributors, Hidden triggers like perfectionism and cognitive distortions.

This, Volume 2 (Details)
Part III — Coping Strategies

Practical tools including:

• Breathing and grounding;

• Daily routines for sleep, nutrition, movement;

• CBT techniques, reframing, managing worry;

• Mindfulness and emotional regulation;

• Communication skills and healthy boundaries;

• Workplace strategies for time management, delegation, and recovery.

• Common mistakes in dealing with stress;

• When stress can be positive (eustress);

• When to seek therapy or medical help;

• Organizational-level reforms to reduce systemic stress.

• Integrating personal values and purpose;

• Rethinking the future of work;

• Creating a personalized stress-management plan;

• Cultivating long-term resilience and inner balance.

  Interwoven throughout the book are key teachings from the Bhagavad Gita, linked to modern psychological concepts — detachment, equanimity, emotional steadiness, focus on action over outcomes, and mindful self-regulation.

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