From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide
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From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide
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Winner: Literary Titans Book Award
From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide is a course of therapy in your pocket. You can be your own therapist, changing the way you see yourself and your world. Not only does this save lots of money, it also is 100% confidential. The book starts with first aid, provides an understanding of the nature and causes of suffering, instructs you in research-based techniques for dealing with your problems and, finally, teaches you an actual cure for depression.
"If you're depressed and need someone who 'gets' you, who has been there and who can walk you through the journey toward a life worth living, then From Depression to Contentment will be your new best friend. Bob meets you where you are and can lead you home to yourself."-- Petrea King, CEO and founder of Quest for Life Foundation
"Combining his personal and professional experience, Dr. Rich offers a valuable self-help tool for those seeking additional insight for coping with depression. The suggested exercises are easy to follow with an explanation of what they are helping with. And he does it all with a great sense of humor woven in."-- Chynna T. Laird, author of Not Just Spirited: A Mom's Sensational Journey with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
"Dr. Bob Rich has created a simple and direct guide to beat back depression for good. Put forth in easy to digest bits, the approach uses small, effective steps to move past the overwhelm of depression."-- Diane Wing, M.A., author of The Happiness Perspective: Seeing Your Life Differently
"The essential message of the book is that you can beat depression by improving the quality of your thinking, your behavior and your life. Overall, a wonderfully refreshing and practical self-help guide to healing from depression and living a fulfilling life."-- Beth Burgess, psychotherapist, author of Instant Wisdom, The Happy Addict, and The Recovery Formula
"Depression can be turned into a positive and can actually enrich our lives if we just try. It is not easy to acquire the skills and the knowledge necessary to learn to cope well and to recover, but this book will make the effort easier. Specific interventions - like guided imagery and mindfulness meditation - are suggested and explained. All-in-all, this is a valuable manual on how to live well with depression and acquire the right skills and knowledge that will tame the depression to a point where the person will live well without being affected by symptoms."-- Alfredo Zotti, author of Alfredo's Journey: An Artist's Creative Life with Bipolar Disorder
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781615994359 |
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| Publisher: | Loving Healing Press |
| Publication date: | 02/10/2019 |
| Pages: | 156 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.33(d) |
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: You have to be crazy to stay sane in a crazy world 1
This is a User’s Guide 2
Chapter 2: Basic First Aid 1
Whatever Your Depression Tells You, Do the Opposite 1
Healthy Eating 3
Satisfying Sleep 4
Regular Physical Exercise 6
Regular Fun 7
Meaning 10
Chapter 3: Relaxation and Meditation 15
Muscular Relaxation 15
Mindfulness Meditation 18
Guided Imagery 22
Chapter 4: Know Your Enemy 27
The Conventional View 27
Sources of Sadness 29
The Causes of Human Suffering 33
The Development of Resilience 46
Chapter 5: Controlling Depression 49
Fixing the thinking 50
Rewriting your story 64
Act The Way You Want To Be 68
Chapter 6: Coping Strategies 75
The Destination 75
Don’t Like Your World? Change it 80
Processing Trauma 82
Loving the Inner Monster 85
You Get What You Send 87
The Resilient Mindset 89
Moving Hedonic Adaptation 92
Flow 100
Chapter 7: Spiritual Care 103
My Greatest Teacher 103
Reincarnation 105
Equanimity 118
Chapter 8: Depression in the Family 123
Caring for the Carer 124
Inducing change and growth 126
Chapter 9: Dealing with Relapse 131
References 133
About the Author 138
Index 139