Almost everyone today suffers from stress at some point or another and to a lesser or greater extent. Tension, feeling haunted, a feeling of not being able to cope any more, either at home or at work. < >How stress arises, how it manifests itself, and above all, what you can do about it is covered in this book. It also contains a number of practices that will help readers to overcome stress problems. < > < >Jan Schouten is a psychotherapist, organisational consultant and writer. In 1977 he introduced the concept of Assertive Training to the Netherlands to a large group of people (1981) via a television channel, all within a short space of time. Assertiveness is now part of everyday life in the Netherlands. Jan Schouten is also founder of the Schouten & Nelissen Group.