Psychiatrist Tim Cantopher's book is one of the most motivational self-help books I have read, and has got my 2018 goal to improve my mental health off to a great start. There are very few audiobooks that I ever fail to complete, but Tim Cantopher's "Depressive Illness" has set a new bar for me.

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I'm still struggling, but with the help of this book and some insight, I hope to not only get through this depression, but come out of the situation stronger and in a better place and with a mindset that will prevent me from ever getting into this position again. It helped me better understand my own behaviours and things that can seem very frustrating to the sufferer and supporters.I was fortunate to have been recommended this book by a good friend who himself has suffered from clinical depression and who knows me well. However, I also have issues: it's a slim volume and clearly not intended to be an in-depth analysis, but perhaps it was just too short; the author is a psychiatrist, but to me it seemed too much faith in psychiatry and drugs (then again, having recently read Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good by James Davies I wasn't reading from a neutral standpoint, although that book also has major flaws); perhaps it was just a little too fluffy and simplistic - there are already dozens of books emphasising being kind to yourself (yes, rest and not pushing too hard are important, but there's a danger of making things worse); and as other reviews have stated, some of Cantopher's 'scientific facts' are purely opinion. For example, this can include the mother who raises three children, has a full-time job, and is expected to ensure the household runs smoothly.

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This therapy will focus on her beginning to set boundaries with others and focus on taking care of herself and others. It's a result of being too hard working, too strong-willed and too determined to take everything on your own shoulders. Apparently a pattern of good days and bad days is normal in depression recovery, but if you overdo it on the good days, the pattern becomes exaggerated, you’ll have more bad days and take longer to recover.The work attempts to explain the cause of depression and how it can be treated - by looking after yourself, antidepressant treatments and talking therapies. He is very helpful at striking the balance in describing depression as a physical condition, which is not your fault, whilst at the same time offering suggestions of lifestyle changes you can make to give your body the best chance it can have to heal.

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And if you are dealing with depressive illness in your own life, or in the lives of anyone who is a part of your life, this book could be invaluable.It doesn't flag it as a state of mind that you just need to 'snap out of' or counter with happy-clappy-tambourine-slappy thinking. Depressive Illness – The Curse of the Strong is an essential book around clinical depression and should be read by all those interested in mental health and mental illness. He trained as a psychiatrist at St James' Hospital, Portsmouth, and St George's, University of London. Autor sa nebojí používať svoje príklady z praxe psychiatra, preto sa v knihe nachádzajú aj rôzne, dá sa povedať, kazuistiky. In the end the burden becomes too much and they succumb to depression rather like a rubber band which will snap if stretched too far.

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Although this sort of thing is common within the medical model, I don’t believe there is sufficient evidence to claim that depression is a physical rather than a mental illness; nor do I believe that in almost all cases it could be diagnosed with a lumbar puncture showing reduced levels of serotonin and noradrenaline. If you really want to help, try to understand that sufferer of this illness is going through torment of a pretty awful kind. I struggled to cope with everyday life, was often too depressed to work, and I hated myself for not being able to function like a “normal” human being. Andrew Solomon's comparison of SSRIs to vine-hacking tools in his book on depression was cringe-worthy. Now, how much this matters to each individual reader is left as an exercise to them -- if you're inclined to believe what you read, this book is -tremendously- helpful, whether you're depressed or (maybe even more so) if you have someone in your life who is.The author is a British psychiatrist, and while his use of British slang can be confusing and foreign to American English speakers sometimes, the overall message remains strong and intact. If you find yourself faced with well-meaning but desperately clueless folk, or a therapist who pushes you too hard, too soon, or friends and family who want you to 'pull yourself together' - READ THIS.