Carouschka - Tickets Kulturhuset Stockholm ( March, 1998 ) Book Our Price : £ 39.95 Prices subject to change. Usually dispatched within 4 to 6 weeks

Helpful and encouraging

The author states that this book is not a substitute for medication and therapy and it doesnt offer an easy cure for depression. If you are very depressed you may find the prospect of an intense self help program too much to face. If however you have taken the step to recognise that you can and must help yourself then this book is extremely useful. I found the authors understanding of depression to be very accute and his own personal experience of the illness meant that I never felt alienated or patronised. The explanation of the habits that depressed people fall into helpled me rationalise my experiences and appreciate that I can change whilst the advice on how to recognise these habits and challenge them is down to earth and practical without being too clinical and detached. No book can be the first step in recovery from depression but if you are preparing to face life again and you want to understand depression in order to live a full life and prevent further episodes then you may well find this book very helpful.

A great summation of a confused subject: depression.

As a lifetime sufferer of depression, Ive read my share of self-help books, most of which didnt seem to address the real problem and the terrible suffering in a way that I could translate into progress. This book opened up the mystery and offered just the most practical, everyday advice. Ive been going around preaching it to my friends so much that they call it "The Book." Not to sound too effervescent, but even in the few weeks since I put his suggestions into effect, Ive found myself laughing more: always a good sign. Really worth the time to read and reread if you or someone you love is tormented by this illness.

This is the book youve been hoping and searching for!

If you, or someone you love, struggle(s) with chronic depression, this is the book youve been searching for. Ive renewed it through the local library so many times it has sort of become silly - except it is such a valuable resource for me. (Im finally buying it so someone else can have a turn.) This book offers honest, straightforward evaluation, practical behavoral guidance, thorough professional explanation, and heartfelt support that resonates. Try explaining to someone whos never struggled with depression what it is like to wake up and try to convince yourself you can survive another day. What an amazing revelation to realize that life doesnt have to be this way - and how wonderful to be taught techniques to "undo" this sort of behavior. Thank you so much, Richard OConnor.