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I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO FEEL LIKE THIS is an empowering and practical response to such common feelings. In the style of a workbook, with constant reference to the Bible, and the example of Jesus, it helps the reader to understand why they feel the way they do, and to draw on God's love and grace to find a path through depression and anxiety.
The authors are all Christians, and experienced counsellors and psychiatrists.
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Depression and anxiety are common problems both in general society and also within the Church. Psychiatric problems can cause particular problems for Christians. Many Christians and some Church workers think that as Christians we "shouldn’t" get depressed and that psychiatric problems are the result of a poor or damaged relationship with God. Far from being a powerful tool for healing it is often the case that sometimes the Church is part of the problem rather than part of the solution.
This book is written for Christians who find that they are feeling depressed and/or anxious, and also for their fellow Christians and Church workers so that they can offer more effective and helpful support. We hope that it will provide a useful resource for Clergy and lay leaders, pastoral and ministry team members and Christian counselling and support teams.
The authors believe that insights from the psychiatric profession, the Bible and the Christian pastoral profession have much to teach about worry, fear and depression and should be valuable resources for those experiencing these common problems. The book uses a self-help method that provides a clearly presented step-by-step approach to overcoming anxiety and depression. It uses the proven Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) approach in a way that is fully compatible with a Christian faith and practice.
Contents.
· What I think affects how I feel and what I do.
· Understanding Depression and anxiety.
· Overcoming depression and anxiety.
· Tackling practical problems.
· What about Psychiatry?
· How can the Church support those who are distressed?
· Maintaining a walk with God when depressed or anxious.
· Help for church leaders.
Finally, we hope and pray that this book will provide a source of information and encouragement for those who read it.
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The book is essentially a workbook - there are blank spaces to fill in and worksheets to photocopy. It differs from Lockley's "A Practical Workbook for the Depressed Christian" in that it is based almost entirely on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), with medication and other therapies covered in only a single chapter.
Thus the book teaches techniques for challenging negative thoughts and skills for problem solving. The main tools are the "Five areas assessment" - Feelings, Physical symptoms, Thinking, Behaviour, and Relationship/Practical - and the "Seven Step Approach" - Define problem, Brainstorm, Assess advantages and disadvantages, Choose solution, Plan, Carry out, and Review. These tools, and the worksheets, are repeated throughout the book, which is helpful to depressed readers whose concentration may be impaired. Rather annoyingly however, the book has no index!
All three authors are Christians; one is a pastor while the other two are psychiatrists. The Christian view is cleverly interwoven with the CBT making the book palatable to those with a natural suspicion of psychology. Most of the assertions are backed up with Bible verses, and many of the case examples have a Christian context. The chapter on "Maintaining your walk with God" is particularly useful. In a chapter aimed at church leaders, the negative attitudes to mental illness sometimes found in the church are addressed.
Overall, the book is not as comprehensive as Lockley's, and may seem little coldly logical at times, but has far more detail on ways to combat negative thoughts and behaviours. Perhaps both books should be used together, or this one alone for milder depression which might remit through self-help alone.
Certainly as an introduction to CBT for Christians, this book is unrivalled.
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