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From New York Times bestselling author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong comes an honest and irreverent memoir—reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Brain on Fire—about her experience as the third person ever to participate in an experimental treatment for depression involving ten rounds of a chemically induced coma approximating brain death.
For years, Heather B. Armstrong has alluded to her struggle...
For years, Heather B. Armstrong has alluded to her struggle...
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When Margaret's fianc�e, John, is hospitalized for depression, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. What follows is the unforgettable story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith. At the heart of it is their eldest son, Michael, a brilliant, anxious music fanatic, and the story of how, over the span of decades, his younger siblings--the responsible Celia...
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Finley Hart is sent to her grandparents' house for the summer, but her anxiety and overwhelmingly sad days continue until she escapes into her writings which soon turn mysteriously real and she realizes she must save this magical world in order to save herself.
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People have been complaining about social media for some time now. Some people oppose their presence at all. But is it that bad? Does it need to be removed? Only time can tell. But it is not wrong that social media is causing a side effect, but then everything has a side effect. The only thing that needs to be assessed is whether or not it is life-threatening bad. People have been debating that while there is a bad side to social media, it is only...
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Bestselling author of The Book of Overthinking Gwendoline Smith explains what's going on when you're feeling down and offers advice on how best to cope.
How do you know if you're just feeling a bit sad or if you are depressed? What level of sadness is 'normal'? How do you work out what's going on when you feel down? What kinds of treatment are available? How do you help a family member or friend who is depressed?
Psychologist Gwendoline Smith answers...
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Depression affects 14.8 million American adults every year. How do I know if my sadness is actually depression? What conditions often coexist with depression? How can I help a family member or friend who is depressed? Depression is not merely a bad day or a blue mood-it's a serious disorder that affects people both mentally and physically, and can become debilitating and even fatal if not recognized and properly treated. If you suspect that you or...
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Depression as a Spiritual Journey is the first book to address depression as a spiritual journey in the context of medication and counselling. It serves as an invitation to reframe depression in a new way. Many people resist embracing medication as part of the healing process. Others confuse emotional and mental dis-ease.
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Depression Doesn't Always Have to Be Depressing is based primarily on the experiences Dr. James R. Holmes, PhD, shared with clients in the 45 years he served as therapist and coach for courageous people who have struggled with being depressed. It is also based on a framework of concepts known as Descriptive Psychology developed by Peter Ossorio, PhD, and his colleagues. Descriptive Psychology helped Dr. Holmes make sense out of how and why a person...
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When Going Through Hell.. Don't Stop!: A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression, is the e-book version of the print book that was published in 2000. It is a memoir that tells the story of how one person survived a life-threatening depressive illness through adopting a holistic recovery program that included, physical self-care, mental/emotional self-care, spiritual connection and social support. Ultimately, Douglas's recovery...
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Imaginemos, por un momento, vivir día tras día con una nube gris siguiéndote a todas partes, coloreando cada experiencia, cada momento de alegría, con un tinte de melancolía. Esta es la realidad de aquellos que conviven con la distimia. A menudo, quienes la padecen llegan a creer que este velo gris es una extensión intrínseca de su ser, un rasgo inamovible de su identidad. "Así soy yo", se dicen, aceptando una vida vista a través de un cristal...
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Drawing on seven years of his own research and the work of other esteemed Lincoln scholars, Shenk reveals how the sixteenth president harnessed his depression to fuel his astonishing success.
Lincoln found the solace and tactics he needed to deal with the nation's worst crisis in the "coping strategies" he had developed over a lifetime of persevering through depressive episodes and personal tragedies.
With empathy and authority gained from his own...
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"Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life"--
The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries. If she could just lose a little more weight, if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. If she ran for one more mile, lost one more pound.... Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her...
33) Brightwood
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When her mother disappears and a menacing stranger tries to claim her home, Brightwood Hall, for himself, Daisy must use her wits, courage, and help from her imaginary friends to survive.
Daisy Fitzjohn lives in a secluded mansion called Brightwood Hall, and has never once set foot outside its grounds. Daisy and her mother have everything they need within Brightwood's half-ruined walls, including Daisyʹs best friends: a talking rat named Tar and...
34) Damage
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Seventeen-year-old football hero Austin, trying to understand the inexplicable depression that has drained his interest in life, thinks that he has found relief in a girl who seems very special.
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¿Se siente mal y caído? ¿Siente que toda la esperanza está perdida? ¿Levantarse por la mañana y enfrentar el mundo es tan difícil como escalar una montaña? Si usted o alguien a quien cuida, se siente así, entonces podría estar en manos de la depresión. Si siente que no puede respirar y que las paredes se están cerrando hacia usted, entonces puede estar en las garras de la ansiedad. En este libro, "Cura de la ansiedad y la depresión:...
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Yolanda is conflicted. Her sister Elf has battled depression for her whole adult life, and is in a psychiatric ward under permanent observation after attempting suicide - again. Yolanda has always looked up to Elf as her talented and beautiful older sister. She loves her with a fierce passion and wants to believe in the possibility of a future together, one in which Elf gets better. But it's looking unlikely and Yolanda has to decide; if the person...
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More than one out of 10 new mothers experience post-partum depression (PPD), yet few women seek help. After Marie Osmond, beloved singer and TV talk show host, gave birth to her seventh child (four of her children are adopted), she became increasingly depressed. One night, she handed over her bankcard to her babysitter, got in her car, and drove north-with no intention of returning until she had emerged from her crisis. After she went public with...
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La importancia de los duelos, las fijaciones tempranas y las combinaciones con patologías corporales son tres ejes de esta exhaustiva investigación llevada a cabo por la autora. Dos aspectos se ponen en foco: por una parte, los procesos psíquicos en juego en la temática del carácter y la tramitación del trauma, por otra parte, la copresencia de adicciones o patologías psicosomáticas, traumatofilias, lo cual lleva a incluir el problema de las...
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This volume addresses the question of what it is like to be depressed. Despite the vast amount of research that has been conducted into the causes and treatment of depression, the experience of depression remains poorly understood. Indeed, many depression memoirs state that the experience is impossible for others to understand. However, it is at least clear that changes in emotion, mood, and bodily feeling are central to all forms of depression, and...
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