Control Stress
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Control Stress
I have recently bought Paul McKenna’s latest book, “Control Stress” so I am including a quick review here.
The first thing to mention is that, in comparison to his other books, “Control Stress” is a pretty slim volume. It’s only 160 pages long, the last 10 or so are a blank journal and, what with all the Q&A features and semi-blank pages you get the feeling that this could easily have been boiled down to a 100 page book. If you have used his audio CD’s before the format of this one will be very familiar to you. If you haven’t, they are basically a way of deeply relaxing and receiving positive messages which get absorbed into your unconscious mind and tend to stay with you.This can sound a bit creepy but they work really well!
The book begins with a discussion of the human body’s stress responses (when to be on “full alert” and when to be in “relaxation mode”)and how these can go wrong. When faced with the demands and complications of modern life our stress responses are frequently putting us into an alert state but not so great at allowing us to counteract this with real relaxation. In simple terms, the stress “ on” switch works a lot better than the “off” switch and the outcome of this is being caught in a state of near permanent stress, usually over threats which are not physical but exist only in our thoughts.
Given that most of the things we interpret as threats are more to do with what’s going on in our heads than a physical threat like being carried off by a tiger, we can exercise control over these thoughts and reinterpret them. As with his previous books he gives us a variety of techniques to start to control our thoughts and to either reduce or increase the emotional power we give them. These NLP techniques include creating a “calm anchor” feeling and learning how to associate and disassociate ourselves with certain situations, memories or feelings.
Along with the mental techniques there are some sound tips and recommendations about exercise, relaxation and developing positive attitude towards life. Although “Control Stress” is not the most “weighty” work he has produced there is a lot of useful content here. If you do have a particular problem with stress than there’s a good chance that this book & CD will be of use to you. If however you are looking for a general introduction to Paul McKenna’s stuff and how the CD’s work I’d point you towards “Change Your Life in 7 days” – for my money that’s his most comprehensive and effective book to date.
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