How to Lift Depression]]is the most startling, stimulating and uplifting book about depression ever written. It explains in a straightforward way why worrying about things going wrong in your life unbalances the sleep cycle and leads to exhaustion and lack of motivation and therefore the sense that life is meaningful.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This is an interesting work that while containing a fair amount of "cheer up" salesmanship rhetoric (relax, set goals, engage with life, stop worrying), it is nonetheless arresting for its original scientific insight into how the depressed brain depresses, maintains its depression and exhaustion, and prevents sleep or a good night's rest through worry and anxiety. It is worth the price of the book just to obtain this startling, significant information.
Some "cures" for depression are readily available through self-help steps outlined in its pages (and whether or not they are silly or irrelevant exercises is a deeply personal matter), but other steps toward lifting depression are only available through talking with a (British) therapist trained in the "human givens approach." Most of our psychological problems are caused by having unmet human needs, assert the authors. One need not relive the past to reduce depression; in fact, reliving trauma is downright harmful, say the authors. A trained therapist will be able to help a depressed client get those needs met so as to be able to continue living life without depression. This human needs approach is not psychoanalytical; it also does not involve itself with any drug treatment programs. It is a new approach and it makes new claims about the human condition and its problems. It also makes the claim that sometimes severe depression can be lifted in only three or four sessions. I don't know about that, but I think it would be valuable to try . . . if only I didn't have to move to England!
Some "cures" for depression are readily available through self-help steps outlined in its pages (and whether or not they are silly or irrelevant exercises is a deeply personal matter), but other steps toward lifting depression are only available through talking with a (British) therapist trained in the "human givens approach." Most of our psychological problems are caused by having unmet human needs, assert the authors. One need not relive the past to reduce depression; in fact, reliving trauma is downright harmful, say the authors. A trained therapist will be able to help a depressed client get those needs met so as to be able to continue living life without depression. This human needs approach is not psychoanalytical; it also does not involve itself with any drug treatment programs. It is a new approach and it makes new claims about the human condition and its problems. It also makes the claim that sometimes severe depression can be lifted in only three or four sessions. I don't know about that, but I think it would be valuable to try . . . if only I didn't have to move to England!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book offers solutions, not hype, for those who suffer from depression. The "Human Givens" approach is not well-known in America, and I think it's a safe assumption that the reason for that is that the pharmaceutical industry here has a lot to lose should this approach become the norm rather than the exception.
I have suffered from debilitating depression at times in my life and have gone the RX route. After suffering horrible withdrawal symptoms coming off my last anti-depressant, I decided to try to see if I could manage my symptoms without drugs. As with anything, it might not work for everyone, even as anti-depressants don't work for everyone. But it is a very sensible approach and well worth your time to read.
I know that reading this book has helped me see a way out of depression without drugs. I only wish it were more widely available.
I have suffered from debilitating depression at times in my life and have gone the RX route. After suffering horrible withdrawal symptoms coming off my last anti-depressant, I decided to try to see if I could manage my symptoms without drugs. As with anything, it might not work for everyone, even as anti-depressants don't work for everyone. But it is a very sensible approach and well worth your time to read.
I know that reading this book has helped me see a way out of depression without drugs. I only wish it were more widely available.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is by far the most rational and plausible western-based explanation for depression I have come across. And most practical. Highly recommended.
As a health practitioner I intend to implement as many ideas as possible in my practice -- immediately!
As a health practitioner I intend to implement as many ideas as possible in my practice -- immediately!
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