Review: A book CAN change your life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
This is a wonderful book because it’s so much more than a “ready, set, go” approach to relieving stress. The book helps the reader to recognize the causes of stress and the very negative psychological and physical effects that stress can have on all of us. The book takes a holistic approach to relieving stress with exercise, diet, and proper sleeping habits and even rethinking the negative personal aspects of our lives. If the recommendations in this book are followed and the stress-relieving self-hypnosis techniques clearly described in this book are practiced, anyone can live a healthy, stress-free life.In Give Stress the Finger by Rick Smith, the author unlocks the mysteries and secrets of hypnosis. If you are new to hypnosis, you may be thinking that it is impossible to perform hypnosis on yourself. If you already have some experience with hypnotherapy, you probably already know that self-hypnosis is not only possible, it is relatively easy. The author has made the process relatively easy by beginning with easy techniques for beginners and very gradually working up to more advanced techniques. To help and guide readers through the exercises, links to downloadable audio files are included. The audio files are an important part of learning self-hypnosis. The concept is similar to other self-taught disciplines. Repetition is the key. Basic techniques are repeated until you are ready to move on to the next level. At some point, the audio files will no longer be needed. Anyone can do this. You only need to listen to the recordings and follow the procedures clearly described in the text.Although this book is basically for ridding yourself of stress, once you learn self-hypnosis you can use your new skills to improve other aspects of your life like overcoming harmful addictions such as smoking, etc. All in all, this book is worth so much more than the small posted price. It is truly a book that can change your life.There is a bit of philosophical wisdom toward the end of the book that I simply love. This is yet another great bonus. The author manages to express in words, the frustration I felt from living through workplace abuses over the years that led to stress and unhappiness. The author offers solutions and alternatives to just living in a difficult situation. I wish I had Rick Smith’s book back then.