WASHINGTON, May 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Many people find themselves overwhelmed and crushed under the weight of stress. Bills pile up, children never slow down and life never seems to turn out like people envision it, but that is no reason to get stressed out, writes Mark Gorkin. Known as "the Stress Doc"(TM), he shows readers how to deal with daily stress in his new book, Practice Safe Stress: Healing and Laughing in the Face of Stress, Burnout + Depression (now available through AuthorHouse).
His book provides a practical, insightful and innovative exploration of the "Toxic Trio" of stress, burnout and depression. Gorkin offers his unique personal, professional and organizational perspective in this imaginative blend of the serious and humorous. "The Stress Doc"(TM) uses edgy illustrations, his own brand of humor and his pioneering work in the field of "psychologically humorous rap music" he calls "Shrink Rap"(TM) to provide practical and playful strategies for creatively transforming negative stress and depression into life affirming energy, creative focus and goal achievement.
In Practice Safe Stress, readers encounter imaginative and memorable language and concepts, including the "Four Stages of Burnout" and ways to develop "Natural SPEED." Stress junkies find liberation through Gorkin's "Emancipation Procrastination" and steps for becoming an individual or organizational "pyschohumorist". The book teaches readers to "laugh in the face of layoffs" and ponder the possibility of "Van Gogh, Prozac and Creativity".
"(Gorkin) connects to the true feelings and anxieties of people who work for a living. His advice is practical and delivered in his inimitable humorous style," says David Creelman, chief of content and research for HR.com.
Gorkin is a keynote and international Celebrity Cruise Lines speaker, syndicated columnist and team-building consultant with more than 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist. He has worked with hundreds of major companies and is also AOL's "Online Psychohumorist" and chat leader. His Web site, www.stressdoc.com, is a USA Today Online "hot site" and a National Public Radio "Workplace Resource". He has published a collection of his syndicated radio essays, The Wit and Wisdom of the Stress Doc and produced a psychological humorous rap CD, "Shrink Rap".
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