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If you're alive, you experience stress. It's just part of being
human. For early man, stress helped us flee danger like a marauding
mammoth, a hungry sabre-toothed tiger or an invading tribe. It
literally helped us fight or flight. In modern society a little
stress is useful, it keeps us energised and motivated to get things
done, it helps us to turn up and be on time. Yet too much stress is
harmful, and stress is sadly, at an all-time high. Unfortunately,
it's almost impossible to avoid or substantially reduce stress in
our lives. The things that make us stressed are the same things
that always have: too much work, not enough time, financial woes,
family needs, navigating difficult relationships - these familiar
scenarios aren't likely to change. So if we can't change the things
that cause us stress, we must change the way we interact with it.
When we feel threatened or endangered in any way, our body and mind
react accordingly. Unfortunately, these days our brain sees many
'threats', even if they're not actually a danger to us. This
'stress' is a major problem and is now considered to be a major
precipitating factor in almost all major diseases. Yet if we're
prepared to learn from it, stress can be a useful teacher. Coping
with moderate amounts of stress builds a sense of mastery and it
promotes resilience for life down the road. Stressed spelled
backwards is Desserts. With that in mind; through this beautifully
illustrated book from illustrator and speaker Matthew Johnstone and
experienced clinician Michael Player, the hope is to turn one of
the most unpleasant of human experiences into a sweet one.
As beautifully illustrated as it is touching, this second book from
Matthew Johnstone, author of I Had a Black Dog, is written for
those who care for those suffering from depression - friends,
family members, colleagues, and even therapists. Using wonderful
illustrations and the image of Churchill's infamous 'black dog',
Matthew and his wife Ainsley offer a moving, inspirational and
often humorous portrait of life with depression - not only for
those suffering from it themselves, but for those close to them.
Living with a Black Dog speaks directly to the carer and offers
practical and sometimes tongue-in-cheek tips on helping the
depression sufferer, such as 'Socks have little do with mental
health. If people could just "snap out of it" they would.' and
'Encourage any form of regular exercise. Fitness robs the Dog of
its power'. Based on their own experiences, Matthew and his wife
Ainsley treat the subject of depression sympathetically, hopefully
and, most importantly, humorously.
The Little Book of Resilience is about how we can fortify our lives
mentally, emotionally and physically. It is not about what happens
when we get knocked down but more about what happens when we get up
again. It is a book about what resilience is and how we grow and
maintain it. The first step in understanding resilience is
accepting what you can and cannot change. You can't change the
weather but you can certainly change the way you interact with it;
using an umbrella, a jacket or sunscreen. Just as you can't change
your history, family, race, or past hurts and events but with the
right direction and understanding you can certainly change how you
look and feel about them moving forward. Life doesn't always turn
out as we'd expected. It can be complex, harsh, joyful, mean,
hilarious and utterly perplexing. The sooner we understand this,
the sooner we will be able to cope with whatever life throws our
way. For the majority of life's adversities, there is no magic pill
or silver bullet - to get over anything we generally have to go
through it - but if we're prepared to learn from that experience,
good can certainly come from bad. We can grow to be wiser, more
empathetic and understanding and from that we can create greater
purpose in our lives.
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