Do you think you know what stress is? We certainly all feel it regularly from time to time but if you were asked to define what is happening to you when you’re experiencing it, would you be able to come up with a coherent and rational explanation?

A commonly accepted definition of stress which we love is that ‘stress is a condition or feeling experienced when a person believes (whether correctly or incorrectly), that demands placed upon them exceed the resources they are able to muster.’ In short, it seems to be consistent with the overwhelming emotions and physical side effects we experience when we think we’ve lost control of events. Somewhere or other we are all control freaks and would love to have absolute sway over our lives… and everyone else’s, not to mention the entire Cosmos!

It is perfectly normal to get stressed once in a while. Everyone feels uncertain when they step outside their comfort zone, whether it be at the beginning of a new business venture, relationship or right now with all the widespread financial insecurity,  but our problems begin when we allow it to run amok. It can completely take us over and the long term side effects of stress can be particularly insidious and dangerous to our health. You may not be aware just how much stress is affecting you if you don’t heed the subtle warning signs, until something snaps either emotionally or physically and you have to deal with more serious problems down the track. It is really prudent to deal with stress now before your symptoms go further downhill, and our mission is to support you with that and provide you with many diverse and complementary alternatives.

We at thestressbook.com have written a book on stress management, providing you with countless techniques and expert advice harvested from our years of joint personal and professional experience.

In the meantime we have also created this Blog so we can keep you abreast of any new research plus the more atypical, entertaining and valuable additional information we couldn’t include in the book due to lack of space; with a bit of luck we also get to establish a closer and more personal relationship with you all and you with us.

Please feel free to sign up for our ‘freebies’, take the stress test or shoot us off an email with any queries or feedback you might have. We love to hear from you and you should receive a response from one of us within 24 hours, all being well.

In the meantime, here’s to your success at beating stress.

Warmly Maxim and Sandhan