Books on stress management, anxiety?

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If you don't exercise, make time for that. Your mental health will improve chemically. Yoga is also fantastic for that because it's meditative as well as physically challenging

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This is great advice.

Also, 7 Habits is a great system. Be Proactive is the first Habit. When I find myself stressed out, I take time to see if I am being reactive or proactive. I usually realize, I have let myself slip into a situation or routine where I am reacting instead of planning ahead.

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I'm reading the Daily Stoic every da

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I was going to recommend a book along these lines. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius isn't a book along these lines but many stoic books use his writings as a foundation.

Alot of stress is perspective. The stoics made it a priority to change their perspective on situations and I believe that can be huge in dealing with stress and anxiety!

Three Simple Steps by Trevor Blake. It's a good book with some great prospective. It has some esoteric type stuff toward the end that I chose to ignore.

34 years in the Eng & Construction business. Here are a few things I have learned:

1) your best is good enough, do what you can and let the rest go

2) For me, God is first, family 2nd, work 3rd. Sounds simple but it's not, because I'm a workaholic.

3) take real vacations, a week minimum, unplug. Took me years to do this.

4) routines are important, I have a daily mediation/prayer routine. I do it first thing in the am. I get 3 different readings/reflections via email. Mine are all faith based, but there are several others as well.

I do all of my reading on phones/tablets now, so I try to turn them off by 9pm, so the blue light doesn't screw up my sleep.

5) business is not personal, its just business and doesn't define YOU.

Hope that helps, stress is a killer.

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Do you have any recommendations for any books on how to deal with, manage, and overcome stress and anxiety? Stress, even daily stress, is a part of life - a daily part of life at that. However, I'm looking for something, anything, to help me cope with, manage, and control it better. Right now, I feel like I'm failing terribly with it. The daily stresses at work coupled with the homelife stresses have made it difficult to be productive, focus, and think clearly. That said, I'm looking for something to help me, ground me, and calm my nerves...something to give me a new perspective. I'm open to any and all suggestions, whether a daily guide, devotional, collection of essays, etc.

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I’m so sorry you’re going through this, but don’t worry. There’s so much you can do to help yourself. Exercise is a must, but try to make it fun- biking or swimming are activities I look forward too. Try an honestguys relaxation meditation (on YouTube). The first time (or first 20 times) you meditate, you may not feel much, but I promise you will eventually get in the zone and fully relax. Watch your diet- make it a point to have organic berries as desert at night (occasionally switching up with other seasonal, organic fruit). Avoid processed food as much as possible. I second the yoga idea, but don’t be afraid to do a gentle, relaxing yoga. Yoga with Adrienne on YouTube is a great channel- I do the yoga for text neck at least once a week.

Now for the question you actually asked- I recommend Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hansen. It helped me greatly with chronic panic attacks. The Mindful Path to Self Compassion is very good. Please understand me may help you gain insight on/appreciation for yourself (if you’re unfamiliar with MBTI theory). If you want any other suggestions, just reply. I’m happy to help as much as I can.

Lighten The frick Up, by R. Lee Ermey.

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