Overcoming Depression: A self- help guide using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques

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The work of Harry Harlow and his separation experiments with monkeys are infamous. The wire-cage mother, the clown-like faces, and the baby monkey clinging to the inanimate chest are symbols of animal cruelty in science. Blum provides a cinematic exploration of Harlow’s life and career, revealing his own struggles with depression and how his work helped reveal the importance of love and attachment in mental health. An encyclopedia of depression that is astounding in its breadth and intimacy. It includes harrowing moments when Solomon, struggling with his own depression, tries to contract HIV from a homeless person as he believes he is only worthy of death.

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Written by a practicing psychotherapist, Undoing Depression by Richard O’Connor is straightforward, practical, and easy to follow and understand. As those with depression know well, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the things in life over which we have no control. But O’Connor suggests battling depression by focusing on the things over which we do have control: our habits. Throughout the book, O’Connor offers tips and techniques for readers to learn to change their habits to replace depression with positive mental health. The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time Alex Korb, Ph.D.You probably already know the positive benefits exercising has on your body, but did you know about the extensive benefits working out can have on your brain? John J. Ratey’s Spark goes into depth about all the ways in which activity and exercise can help one fight their depression and ease anxiety. Besides providing helpful tips, Ratey includes actual case studies in which aerobic exercise and mental conditions were biologically linked. Straight Talk on Depression: Overcoming Emotional Battles with the Power of God’s Word! Joyce Meyer If you’re looking to delve into reading about depression but aren’t sure where to start, we’ve got you covered. There are tons of resources available, but to save you some time we have compiled some of our recent favorites.

Overcoming Depression: A self- help guide using Cognitive

In her book Tears to Triumph, bestselling author Marianne Williamson asserts that we as a culture have decided it is better to avoid facing pain. But instead of numbing, dismissing, or medicating our pain away, Williamson argues that we should fully face those things that make us upset or sad, and that by doing so, we can gain true healing and actually avoid serious mental illnesses such as depression. Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You Richard O’Connor, Ph.D. Therapists use the Therapist Guides which contain step-by-step instructions for teaching clients’ skills, overcoming common difficulties.Although written for the client, the exercises in the workbook are intended to be carried out under the supervision of a mental health professional. The authors suggest that the most effective implementation of these exercises requires an understanding of the principles underlying the different procedures, and that mental health professionals should be familiar with both the Overcoming Depression – A Cognitive Therapy Approach: Therapist Guide as well as this workbook. Feeling entirely alone in their battle is a common feeling among those suffering from depression. That common feeling is so powerful and prevalent, that including You Are Not Alone on our list of the best self-improvement books for those battling depression was an easy choice. The book is comprised entirely of conversations with people with depression. They share their stories, their triumphs, and their lowest moments. Over the course of the book, readers will realize that they are not alone in their depression, and that their feelings are completely valid. You Mean I Don’t Have to Feel This Way? New Help for Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction Colette Dowling According to author Robert Duff, his book Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression is the “no psychobabble self-help book for people that don’t usually like self-help books.” Although Duff is a psychologist by trade and training, his books (including one about anxiety) are no nonsense, and easy to read and understand. Readers will learn why they feel as if they have no energy and why they have the feelings they do. They’ll also gain Duff’s knowledge about realistic steps that can be taken to solve many of the day-to-day issues faced by those battling depression. How to Be Happy (Or at Least Less Sad): A Creative Workbook Lee Crutchley