Released on = January 16, 2006, 8:25 am

Press Release Author = Chris Green

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Every year, 20 million citizens will endure the mental
torment caused by stress, depression and anxiety.

Press Release Body = "Most sufferers aren't provided with the correct information to
help them recover and are placed on therapies that cannot cure them", says Chris
Green, author of "Conquering Stress".

Drug therapy is the most common therapy prescribed for sufferers, and for many, it
just masks the problem. Drugs are used to boost levels of neurotransmitters in the
brain but depleted levels of neurotransmitters are not the root cause of these
harrowing illnesses. Jim Harper of www.theroadback.org states clearly: ".it has
never been proven that depression is based in neurotransmitters".

A more effective method is to tackle the harmful thought processes common to all
sufferers. Here are five ways to help ease the torment.

1. Start and end each day in a positive way. Listen to upbeat music, and avoid
reading or watching anything too heavy. For example, starting the day by watching an
hour-long news bulletin filled with images of war, crime and disasters is not a good
way to brighten your mood.

2. Take a daily 20-minute "time-out" from the firing line to rest. Turn off mobile
phones and pagers, switch off your thoughts, relax and enjoy the peace and quiet.

3. Accept change. Change is the one constant in life and refusing to accept change
will harm you. Embrace changes and use them as an opportunity to grow.

4. Try not to assign single negative outcomes to problems. Single negative outcomes
are rarely true and will trigger the fear response within you. Generate multiple
outcomes to problems and work towards more positive solutions.

5. If you're finding it difficult to cope, you already have enough on your plate.
Don't pile the plate higher by making major decisions with your life. Postpone
changes at work, relationship commitments, house moves etc. until you feel more in
control.

Chris Green conquered 5 years of anxiety-induced depression without taking
antidepressants. He is the author of the globally acclaimed book "Conquering
Stress", and the just released "Six Steps To Happiness", a new e-course to help
people beat stress, depression and anxiety without taking drugs. It can be freely
downloaded from the author's website at: http://www.conqueringstress.com


Web Site = http://www.conqueringstress.com

Contact Details = Contact:

Chris Green
Diamond Strategies
http://www.conqueringstress.com
Email: webmaster@conqueringstress.com