Lupien argues that stress is not a sickness but an essential survival mechanism. The goal is to control and use it to your advantage rather than trying to avoid it entirely.
Reviewers on Amazon and Goodreads praise the book for being "claro, ameno y con fundamento" (clear, enjoyable, and well-founded), making complex neuroscience accessible to those without a scientific background. Well Stressed: Manage Stress Before It Turns Toxic
“An exceptional book to get a solid science based insight into the human stress... Far from a self-help book, this is a source of information for whom are willing to take a self-criticism to next step.” Amazon UK Lupien argues that stress is not a sickness
The book's central contribution is identifying four universal factors that trigger a stress response, remembered by the acronym : Novelty: Something new you have not experienced before. “An exceptional book to get a solid science
“Stress explained as it is, as it works with no magic formulas and lots of common sense, backed up with scientific data.” Amazon.com.au Well Stressed: Manage Stress Before It Turns Toxic
A situation where you don't know how things will unfold.