Overall rating and opinion of " Natural Relief for Anxiety and Stress: A Practical Guide" by Gustavo Kinrys, MD

[djr6090]

For those who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, this book and its sensible information could be of great help. I'm reading it to help understand several of my family members who have been described as 'nervous.' The physical effects of anxiety are real, and I was surprised to see how the physiology relates to the emotional state. So far, I give the bood a 4 star rating.

[Amisco_gimbiya]

It's so good to have a book written in simple language for all to understand particularly as it's dealing with matters so familiar to the human race. It is also a good guide for those who want to help those suffering from anxiety and stress.

It's a 4 out of 4 for me.

[Laila Hashem]

It was amazing! The author clearly put a lot of thought and effort into it. The biological section was a bit long, but very informative nonetheless and I love the part about the cognitive distortions types. It was the first self-help book I read that I actually found entertaining and helpful at the same time. 4 out of 4 stars all the way.

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I like it, was a good analysis, explained the topic very well, used something that can actually be treated by natural methods, the natural methods also weren't unrealistic things. On my opinion is a great book and not only good for normal people, but also for students of medical and psychology areas.

[mpsmaster]

Hi, everybody! My name is Marco and this is my first post (I hope to survive the experience).

The book touches subjects of great interest to me (who doesn’t have to deal with stress and anxiety once and a while?), I read a lot about that and I would like to share something about what is presented in the book.

Meditation: to me this is powerful! The ability to control your though is so fundamental to a good living, and few people have a good practice in that (I’m still learning). I met people that ware afraid to close their eyes, because could not deal with the hurricane of his inner life, or didn’t like to sleep, or being alone. Or people that have to be doing something all the time to stop thinking about what he was thinking (anyone can relate to that? Or know someone? I would love to read you thoughts).

Meditation seems to help a lot with that, be able to hear a song, or a bird, I mean, only the bird as nothing else goes in your head is just beautiful (anyone relate?). It also improves mindfulness: have you ever talked to someone and it looks like the person is in Mars (or even farther)? The body is in front of you but it just doesn’t feels like.

Breathing: breathing is dealt as a meditation step; I personally think that it’s so fundamental that it should have more space and attention. I remember a quote from Josten Gaarden: “Never lose your desire to walk. Every day walk to a good state and walk away from any illness. Everyday walk into beautiful thoughts because I know of no thought that you can’t walk away from.” Beautiful! He uses a basic human skill as tool to find peace and heath. I think the same is breathing: no effective health practice can be successful without some breathing step, and it is so basic! Well, I not a doctor, just my opinion. What do you think?

Positive stress: this is really something new to me. Stress being positive? I don’t know if a got right, maybe not, but I think the point of positive stress is genuine interest, total focus and having fun. I mean, you can be stressed and not have adrenaline running in your body (the GABA stuff he talked about), so you can be stressed and still feel good? Could you guys help me with that? I’m currently reviewing a book (Invent, Innovate, and Prosper, by Michael G. Colburn) and it’s great how it teaches how to have a great mind. People will think you are under stress, multitasking and doing many things, but you are having fun! (by the way, there is a line in the club presentation that says something like this: “if you are not paid by the review, at least you got a free book that many people will have to pay for.” About this book I’m reading: I think I won the bargain! Anyone had a similar experience?)

This is my first post and maybe I wrote too much. Was this post relevant and appropriate? Could you guys help me with that?

Love to be here!

[Samantha Gayle]

Having read many books on anxiety and stress, I find this book to be a successful addition to the field. I think it is a great book to add to your arsenal if you are dealing with these conditions. For myself I enjoy CBT and workbooks, so this book would definitely be a supplement for me. I like that the author does not make you feel that any certain way about dealing with these conditions is right or wrong, ie drugs. I enjoyed all of the techniques mentioned, and I believe it’s a great reference to find other books on the topics if you wanted to delve further. Overall, a strong showing, I would give it 3 out of 4 stars.

[Standor5865]

The book reminds me of a book I read recently, You Got This, on stress management. This one also discusses the root causes of stress and tries to tackle the problem from there. It is also well researched—4 out of 4 for me.

[Fatima Saif]

gali wrote:
> This is a discussion topic for the August 2020 Book of the month, "
> Natural Relief for Anxiety and Stress: A Practical Guide" by Gustavo
> Kinrys, MD.
>
> What is your overall opinion of the book? What do you like most about it?
> What do you like least? Will you recommend the book to other people? Why or
> why not?
>
> Please remember to add your actual rating using the book's page on: [url=
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This book is a great book that actually deserves 4 out of 4 stars. This book explains terms of anxiety and stress in its initial part, then it describes various strategies and techniques to resolve anxiety and enhance well-being.
There are a lot of therapies CBT etc are discussed which tells that cognitions affects behavior. Behavior is directed by cognition so control of thoughts is important. This is a good psychology book that can be applied in everyday life. A very exciting and educational book for everyone. Everyone must read it at least once.

[Munachimso_Nwaogazie]

This book shows practical steps to fight anxiety and stress and this is of great value in a world where stress and anxiety are prevalent. Everyone should read this book because the topic covered affects all or people close to all.

[Lilyflower-x2]

Malu_2020 wrote:
> I like the fact that the book is direct and straight forward has avoided
> medical jargons


I get discouraged reading books that touch on medical aspects because of the terms used. It was a relief when I could read this book, actually understand what it contains and be able to implement the techniques given.

[Harshita Harshu1120]

Natural Relief for Anxiety and Stress: A Practical Guide by Gustavo Kinrys, MD is an amazing book, I must say.

Today we all live in a world full of work, pressure, and anxiety. The world is facing The COVID 19 Pandemic, and when it's over, health issues will rise on a large scale in people. And stress and anxiety will be more common. I loved the book and the effort put forward to write and publish it. Everyone Needs Guidance in today's running world. The world of full of technologies and chemicals. At one point in time, everyone will Realise how stressful it is to have these things around, and they will miss the life they used to have with technology. They will look out a way to live and manage their stress. This book provides all kinds of information The Person needs, and it will be very helpful. Nature is the answer to everything from love, magic, and cure. Natural way is better than Chemicals. People should Try Natural relief remedies for stress and anxiety.

The reading book is one kind of stress management and reading this book will give you a proper understanding of it. I would love to recommend it to everyone to read.

[djr6090]

mpsmaster wrote:

>
> This is my first post and maybe I wrote too much. Was this post relevant
> and appropriate? Could you guys help me with that?
>
> Love to be here!

A lot of great ideas but maybe it would be easier to digest if it were broken into separate posts. I agree with your take on meditation. I find mind control easier if I ACT like I'm not stressed. Fake it til you make it.

[jerick_12]

The book is very informative. Since alot of people are feeling anxious especially due to the current pandemic, this book will greatly help us in alleviating it.

[Alice Ngugi]

This is a great book indeed. Stress is indeed a very relevant issue and problem in this life. Reading a book on how to manage the stress will indeed go a long way in eleviating some issues. The very first step to solving an issue is understanding it's root. This is a well structured book. I loved it

[Echez_]

In our world today, anixety and stress are common phenomenon to almost everyone. I liked the fact that the author tried to write on the best natural way to fight off these things. Stress management is a must-to-do course for everyone. Therefore, I'd recommend this book to everybody. I'm rating this book 4 out of 4 stars because it dealt with an important topic