Hijacked by Your Brain

How to Free Yourself When Stress Takes Over

Julian Ford, Jon Wortmann

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Sourcebooks, Inc
01 January 2013

Coping with stress

Take control and train your brain to break free from the stresses of everyday life.

What do you do when stress takes over your life, and nothing you do to feel better seems to work? When you... Melt down over the smallest thingsGet angry at the people you loveChoke under pressureFeel tense and worried all the timeProcrastinate or give up in the face of a crucial deadlineUse food, alcohol, gambling, or other addictions to copeDwell on the past when you just want to move onHijacked by Your Brain is the first book to explain how stress changes your brain and what you can do about it. Stress is not the enemy. In order to reduce stress, you have to understand why your brain causes you to feel stress and how you can take advantage of it to handle the high-stress people and situations in your life. This groundbreaking book reveals the step missing in most stress reduction guides. We can't stop stress, but we can control the effect stress has on us. Hijacked by Your Brain is the user's manual for your brain that shows you how to free yourself when stress takes over.

By: Julian Ford, Jon Wortmann
Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781402273285
ISBN 10: 1402273282
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 January 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Julian Ford (Author) JULIAN FORD is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He is also the director of the University of Connecticut Health Center Child Trauma Clinic and Center for Trauma Response Recovery and Preparedness and CEO of Advanced Trauma Solutions, Inc. Jon Wortmann (Author) JON WORTMANN is an author, minister, and consultant to educational, non-profit, start-up, and Fortune 100 organizations. Jon lives in Connecticut.

Reviews for Hijacked by Your Brain: How to Free Yourself When Stress Takes Over

A PTSD expert explains how stress sets off your brain - and how you can learn to diffuse it. - ELLE [Ford and Wortmann] teach the average person how to prepare for stressful life events through preventative actions--standing back, orienting, and self-checking--and pave the way for a productive response to the stressor. ... will be readily absorbed by the average person who needs assistance with tension. - Library Journal