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You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way?: New Help for Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

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This was the first work on depression authored with a real life perspective on the illness and its affects on "life" that I had read. Having been trained in the mental health field and being employed in a mental health related job, this was the first work to help me feel better about my own illness. It was so easy to be understanding and supportive of others with this illness, but when it came time for me to understand and to be caring for myself, it all but elluded me.

Also in this work I found the connections between depression, addiction, weight related issues, and hormonal problems. Every little piece of my spotty medical history came into focus under the hands of the author in this book. I have yet to read anything that has helped me on the road to understanding my depressive illness any more than this book. Having a lay person relate information through her own real experiences is a definate plus as well.

This book is up to date in its information. It is very informative, and reader friendly. It explains the cause of some mental illness, addictions, phobias and anxieties. These down to earth explanations take all the guilt out of having a disorder, disability, or addiction. This distancing from self blame enables action and change.

A great "primer" on depression. This is the first book I read on depression after reading Darkness Visible, and I still think it's one of the best, especially as the author's daughter, who suffered from depression, contributed to it.

This is a good book for non-medical personel wanting information about various forms of depression and what treatments are available. The medication list is now somewhat out of date.

This is a very accessable book for anyone concerned about depression in a loved one or yourself. Written so people (not just professionals) can understand it. I've given it to several friends who were helped, too. Best of all, it helped my partner realize the behavior wasn't crazy but treatable. Excellent book.

The author feels that many substance abusers have an underlying emotional problem like depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder etc. They really need to be treated for this in order to get the substance abuse under control.

If you are having a substance abuse problem, read this book and be sure you get screened by a real professional for emotional problems. Keep an open mind and save yourself a lot of trouble and heartache. When the emotional issues get resolved, the substance abuse problem may practically take care of itself!

I was loaned this book by a friend who had gone through similar experiences as me. I found it to be not only informative but a relief to know that I was not the only one feeling the way I did. Has helped me to understand and better cope with the ups and downs of depression and anxiety.

This book was brought to my attention by my daughter when I was diagnosed as suffering from clinical depression in the fall of 1995. I found it very helpful, full of information on the illness, on the different treatments available. The possible link between depression and addiction made me realize that what I thought of as a weakness for over-the-counter medication (with codeine, and others) could have been a way of trying to cope with a depressive state of mind. A must-read for people suffering from different mood disorders, and for their families, it offers good advice, lots of case examples, and helps realize that, when one suffers from depression, or other related disorder, it is an illness, not a weakness of caracter, or laziness. This book helped me better understand my illness and to cope with the ups and downs of treatment.

I've suffered from anxiety/depression/OCD for as long as I can remember...this book has been a great help! I hope there will be an updated version soon!