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20240109
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For Julie, an elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, there was no time for debilitating anxiety. Yet the terrifying aftershocks of her first panic attack left her grappling with questions about the causes of her mental health crisis and where it would lead next.
What follows is a hopeful, honest account of love and loss, a husband who can’t read minds, disastrous family outings, and finding a path (with help from loved ones and a few...
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"A moving, portrait of depression, from the host of the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression "This book is an excellent life raft for those of us who are so sure that we are alone in our struggles. You should read it." -Jenny Lawson "A funny, honest book about depression, and what you can do despite it." -Neil Gaiman "Candid and funny and intimate." -Susan Orlean For years John Moe, critically-acclaimed public radio personality and host of The...
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2012
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Responding to the reasons why people often do not recover from mood disorders, this book empowers readers by providing the tools needed to work effectively with doctors and health care providers to negotiate the complex pathway to a full and lasting recovery from depression or bipolar disorder. It explains the three main barriers to recovery—not receiving treatment, incorrect diagnosis, and receiving inadequate treatment—and how to overcome...
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2012
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Apply practical strategies from the latest expert research to change the way you think and react to feelings of depression. Apply practical strategies from the latest expert research to change the way you think and react to feelings of depression.Do you (or does someone you know) have problems with depression? Have you been told that you might be depressed? We all have bad days and feel down from time to time. It's common, and even healthy at times....
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"Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they [believe they] are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a ... series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered [what he argues are] nine real causes of depression...
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2020
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HAS DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY ROBBED YOU OF CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE?Have you had enough of fighting a losing battle against your mind?Do you suffer from depression, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, loneliness, or isolation? Do you feel like you are suffering alone? I know I did.In You Have the Power to Keep Your Mental Health Healthy, I help you to combat mental health issues and provide a fundamental philosophy for positive healthy living using a 40-step...
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[1992]
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Exploring the mystery, wisdom, and power of the dark phase of the moon's cycle--a lunar-based model for moving through the dark times in our lives with understanding, consciousness, and faith in renewal. The moon's dark phase has traditionally been a time of fear and superstition, a time associated with death and isolation. The mythical embodiment of these fears is the Dark Goddess. Known around the world by many names--Lilith, Kali, Hecate, and Morgana--the...
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2010
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• See the Ragged Edge series of original art quilts which were shown in the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C.
• Written in everyday language-no medical jargon.
• Learn about causes, symptoms, and treatments.
• Discover the many facets of depression beyond the physical (biochemical) and the emotional.
• Find out how to navigate the medical Establishment and how to communicate effectively with your doctor.
This...
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2022.
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Shawn Johnson, lead pastor of Red Rocks Church, gives a searingly honest portrait of anxiety and depression and shows readers how to fight back and live free. Shawn Johnson was the lead pastor of a thriving, fast-growing church. He was supposed to have it all together. But he was also struggling in silence with anxiety and depression, suffering from debilitating panic attacks that told him the lie that this would never end, that he'd spend the...
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2016.
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"Naomi Judd's life as a country music superstar has been nonstop success. But offstage, she has battled incredible adversity. Struggling through a childhood of harsh family secrets, the death of a young sibling, and absent emotional support, Naomi found herself reluctantly married and an expectant mother at age seventeen. Four years later, she was a single mom of two, who survived being beaten and raped, and was abandoned without any financial support...
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[1990]
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Styron's stirring account of his plunge into a crippling depression, and his inspiring road to recovery In the summer of 1985, William Styron became numbed by disaffection, apathy, and despair, unable to speak or walk while caught in the grip of advanced depression. His struggle with the disease culminated in a wave of obsession that nearly drove him to suicide, leading him to seek hospitalization before the dark tide engulfed him. Darkness...
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2001
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"'Understanding Teenage Depression' provides the latest scientific research on this serious condition and the most up-to-date information on its treatment. Incorporating case studies drawn from Dr. Empfield's clinical practice as well as first-person accounts from teenagers, this is a book that anyone who's been touched by this disease -- whether parents, teachers, family members, or teens themselves -- will find invaluable."
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[2016]
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"Every year nearly 400,000 women--approximately 15 percent of all new mothers--face postpartum disorders. Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy, yet few understand it or are prepared to deal with it. This book examines the symptoms, causes, and treatment of postpartum depression. Topics covered include: risk factors for postpartum disorders, effects of a mother's depression on her baby, how medications and psychotherapy...
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[2020]
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"It's time to reclaim your mental health. We can't deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. In addition, the effects of under-education, poverty, and systemic racism have greatly impacted African Americans' access to effective mental health treatment. It's time to take Black mental health seriously. It's time to heal our psychological distress, find community, and combat marginalization in order to thrive. So,...
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