We use the word “stress” so often, but rarely think about what lies behind it. What is stress really? Is it good or bad? Is it adrenaline in the blood or nervous confusion? Or maybe both? After all, stress has many faces. What are the consequences of chronic stress? Should we fight it and how? The book talks about stress from the point of view of physiology, medicine, psychology and psychotherapy. The author, a doctor and psychotherapist, gives practical advice and simple exercises to help everyone analyze and understand their own life situation in order to finally begin to cope with this scourge of our time and its far-reaching consequences.