Being depressed often leaves you feeling paralysed into inaction. Climbing back out of the pit of gloom seems almost impossible. You need help, and that is what this book offers - practical, humane and spiritual help. Since its first publication in 1993, Climbing Out of Depression has become widely recognised as one of the best books to help in the darkness of depression. What makes the book distinctive is the fact that the author herself has suffered from depression for many years. She does not write as an expert, or as a depression counsellor, but as someone who knows the feelings from close personal experience. As a result her book contains a varied menu of hints, quotations and illustrations, not page after page of unbroken text. The new edition of this tried and tested book incorporates revision reflecting the author's changed understandings of depression, and fresh material on subjects such as coping strategies and forgiveness. Climbing out of Depression is perfect to dip into as it fits your mood and the need of the moment, making it a dependable guide to the climb.
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'This is wise stuff, with resonance that lingers on long after it is over, none more than the hope it offers, born of experience.' --Ann Pilling The Door
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SUE ATKINSON is the author of CLIMBING OUT OF DEPRESSION, a highly successful book which has proved invaluable to many sufferers because it is written from the point of view of a sufferer rather than an 'expert'. She is a specialist in mathematics education and has co-authored a definitive maths teaching scheme. The wife of a CoE archdeacon, she has four grown up children and lives in Norwich.
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67 of 67 people found the following review helpful
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I have just bought my second copy of this lovely book, and I was glad to find it in hardback because my paperback copy fell apart! That's hardly surprising since it has been so, so valuable to me throughout my struggle with depression. This is the only book I have read with such a gentle approach. The author's long experience with depression is evident and while her advice for action is excellent, she also clearly understands that on some days, any action is impossible. For such awful times she discusses the concept of retreating to a safe place until you feel stronger without ever suggesting that this need to hide from the world is a weakness. She covers many other aspects of depression in a simple and approachable way that an exhausted sufferer can accept. I cannot recommend this book too highly.
36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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I've suffered from bi-polar illness for over 20 years. This is the first book I've come across that is helpful, witty, in an easy to read format, doesn't talk down to you, doesn't tell you to 'snap out of it'.
The layout is ideal for a sufferer- no huge chunks of text to put you off when concentration is difficult. And yet what is written is helpful, indepth in places- not just cliches and platitudes. The text is broken up with quotations and helpful snippets that make browsing and skimming through just as rewarding as sitting down to read it front-to-back.
The cartoons of the lemming gradually climbing up the cliff were a nice, original touch. The author approaches the subject as one to be taken seriously, but at the same time inserts a little humour- usually at the expense of those who annoy us when we're depressed. Ha!
Brilliant.
Buy it if you're a sufferer. Treat youself. You'll love it.
Buy it for a friend who is a sufferer. They'll love you for it.
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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Hi, If any of you are thinking about buying a book to help you cope with a depressive illness then I would recommend this one. I bought this about 4 weeks ago & I'm still not finished it as its the type of book that you just pick up when you want a little extra help & support to get through the various things depression can throw at you during a day.
The book is wrote in simple English & does not try to overload you with technobable & medical terminology. To me, this is why I love it. Also I find that the author has gone through everything I've gone through & worse so I find she knows what she is talking about. This compares to so many books I've read which delve in psychological, biological, social, genetic & other factors that have caused depression wrote by some PHD who has never gone through any of it but think they've figured it out.
This is what it claims to be, "A Practical Guide for Sufferers".
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Denise
Format:Paperback
A small book, but filled with big things. This inspirational work is not only changing my life, but that of my immediate friends and family who now have an understanding of what has been going on. If you suffer from depression it may well help you get started on the road to recovery, if you know somoeone who suffers read it - it will help you to help them and in turn they can help themselves. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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This si one of the best books on depression I have ever read, and it has a permanent place on my bedside table. It is gentle and comforting, and very easy to read - either all in one sitting, or to dip into as you need to.
I really can't recommend this enough.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very helpful book. It has some excellent tips and will benefit almost every individual who suffers from depression. Another book that I found very helpful, although it is apparently controversial, it has helped a lot of people as it addresses the source of the depression problem, and I highly recommend it is Dietmar Scherf's "I LOVE ME: Avoiding & Overcoming Depression".
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book arrived yesterday, and is just the best. It is easy to read, and I love colouring in the lemmings at the beginning of each chapter. At last the words that I dont have, and the things that I find hard to explain are here in this book. I suffered with depression about 15 years ago when my mother died, and hoped I would never return. However unfortunately due to a recent bereavement, pressure at work, a sister planning a wedding, and passing ships in the night with my husband who is working some awkward shift patterns... I am back there again. Unlike the Beat Depression and Reclaim Your Life book, I can seriously recommend this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Alison
Format:Paperback
what a life saver this book has been, it has gone with me everywhere, it's been my second bible, I'm able to share it with friends and other people to, also friends and family now understand what you go through, It was nice to know that other Christian are or where suffering from the same thing, The Lemmings put a smile on my face climbing up the rocks, It's easy reading as you only need to read small chunks at anyone time and other books do not do that, congratulations Sue for helping many suffers at a dark time in there life.
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Christian understanding of depression
I got this book in the midst of a deep depression and anxiety episode. I had suffered depression before but this illness was very deep. Read more
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This book offers practical and spiritual advice and ideas for overcoming depression. The author is sensitive because she has experienced depression herself.
Published 5 months ago by Joanna L Pratt
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Written with a religious perspective.
There is much of value here and I wouldn't for one second want to put people off buying it but it masks its religious background relatively subtly. Read more
Published 7 months ago by richard moore
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A must read and use.
when I was first lent this book I was unsure whether it would be helpful. But wow; the first book that made any sense to me and listed signs of depression that no one had told me... Read more
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I bought this book after seeing it recommended on the Depression Alliance website. I wanted to find some way to help myself recover from depression but concentrating was really... Read more
Published 15 months ago by lindsay
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Climbing out of depression
Great book, easy to read and understand , can pick it up at variuos stages easily. Would recommend it to anyone not only those with depression
Published 16 months ago by Jo
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Worth a read
I have just read this the once, not all makes sense to me, but some parts hit home well, I am not too depressed, but somewhere along the track, I brought the book so I could... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2011 by Hammerton
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The blurb sounded good but I found the book repetitive and not saying anything new. However, I am a counsellor and I lent it to one of my clients and they are finding it useful, if... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2011 by Mrs. M. Backer
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Helper on the long upward climb
This book has been an absolute must-read, in helping me to come out of a second lengthy time of depression. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2011 by Gracie
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comprehensive and helpful
I found the book quite easy to read, practical and helpful to understand why depression feels like that. Read more
Published on 15 July 2009 by Alice P.
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