Good Stress - Bad Stress provides you with an overview of stress, a description the body's fight or flight response, a clear picture of chronic stress, the effects of chronic stress and how to stop chronic stress so you can thrive in today's challenging environments. Stress is a natural part of everyone's life. In fact it is an essential part of one's learning and growth. But what happens when the stress becomes too intense and prolonged? It is the management of stress that is the key to thriving, not eliminating it. Stress is not harmful over a short period of time. But when prolonged over a period of weeks, months or years it can become very harmful. With the knowledge and the tools described in this book you will be able to free yourself from chronic stress and successfully take on life's challenges."