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- 1. Stress Resolved, Illness Reversed
- 2. Example: Stress Management Overcame Infertility
- 3. What Do We Mean By Stress?
- 4. Example: Our Intelligence Knows What's Stressing Us
- 5. Applied Kinesiology and The Stress Evaluation
- 6. The Stress Evaluation Finds Eight Types of Stress
- 7. Example: Clear Direction from the Stress Evaluation
- 8. It's Not Just Headaches and Ulcers -- Any Illness Can Stem from Stress
- 9. The Roles of Illness: Escape, Justification, and Punishment
- 10. The Vital Role of Value Standards
- 11. Forgiveness: The Most Effective Way to Handle Stress
- 12. The Technical Steps of Forgiveness
- 13. Example: Forgiveness Can Remove Barriers to Healing
- 14. Example: The Transformative Power of Forgiveness
- 15. Do I Have to Believe In It To Make It Work?
- 16. Does Graf Stress Management Work for Everyone?
- 17. The Good News About Stress and Illness
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11. Forgiveness: The Most Effective Way to Handle Stress
A predominant insight of Graf Stress Management is that forgiveness is not a mere social nicety but in fact an unparalleled ‘magic bullet’ for relieving stress and counteracting its mental and physical debilitation. However, to be effective, forgiveness must be targeted to the specific offense causing problems for us, which can be difficult to discern with the conscious mind, thus highlighting the value of the Stress Evaluation. Continue reading