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- Publisher: Book Club Associates (1997)
- ASIN: B004H67Y6Q
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
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141 of 142 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book helped to completely change my understanding of depression and psychology in general. The biological/evolutionary and social explanation Mr. Gilbert offers for depression is something I have encountered nowhere else, yet is so basic and elemental and makes complete sense. This book clarified and simplified what was for me a dark, scary, overwhelming mystery, and helped me to finally see depression for what it is. I understand now that I'm not randomly and unfortunately afflicted with a strange disease that I'm powerless to affect, but rather all people have the potential to enter a depressed state, and similarly all people, including me, have the potential to live in a state of vitality/normality (whatever the opposite of depression is). It's helped me to see what conditions provoke depression's onset - and importantly, why - and which help heal and restore oneself. What a stroke of luck to have come across this helpful book and this wonderful author.
152 of 154 people found the following review helpful
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I only wish I had read this book when I was twenty, when I was first told to expect to have recurrent episodes of severe depression for the rest of my life, rather than now, at fifty-five. Since my diagnosis I've been reading everything I can get my hands on, and trying everything. Lots of things have been helpful, some haven't, but this beats the lot. It's all here: why people can get depressed, in terms of the evolution of the species, the development of the individual and his or her situation; and, in very concrete practical and sensible terms, what you can do about it. It pulled together a lot of what I'd found out from other sources. Obviously, it's different strokes for different folks, but for me this was a real find.
89 of 90 people found the following review helpful
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I have found this book so helpfull - if only I had found out about it sooner. For the last few years I have had bouts of depression and refused to follow the traditional lines of treatment as I felt that this wasn't for me, but with the support of a cognative behavioural therapist and Paul Gilbert's book and some medication my life has been at it's best for the past 6 years, and at the age of 23 I feel i can now start to enjoy my life and cope with some of those day to day factors in life which used to make me feel like it was impossible to carry on, I have read and re-read this book and continually trying more of the skills and techniques. This book also makes you feel like your not alone, which initially was a huge factor for me, my partner has also read this book and it has enabled him to understand in a meaningfull way some of the difficulties I have had to face.
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must read
a very good book that really does self help but also explains in lay mans terms why the mind and body reacts it can be picked up any time and re inforced
Published 2 months ago by kevin
Lots of information, but not self help for deep depression.
I bought this book when I was at the bottom of a deep hole, and it sat on the shelf for months until I had enough energy to do anything more than stare at the corner of my... Read more
Published 10 months ago by R. Benjamin
depression self-help
Paul Gilbert's "Overcoming Depression" is aptly titled because in many cases depression is seen to be a natural condition that can be controlled (overcome) rather than a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by muttihaha
Overcoming Depression (3rd Edition)
How do you overcome depression? That is a question I have worked on with many clients and together we have often found the answer is specific to the person. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Adrian Pepper
Intelligent presentation of CBT
Having done CBT therapy and another CBT self-help book, I'm so pleased I found this one! (it's on the NHS recommendation list) While other presentations seemed patronising and... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tina Mammoser
Life changing
This book amazingly good and all the techniques are really worth a try -even for people who feel they are "deeply" affected by depression. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Edith Hope
Helpful
I am no expert, but this has to be the most helpful book I have ever read on the subject of depression and helping oneself to overcome. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Beryl
Benefitted a lot
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In the last two years I suffered from mild depression after a major incident and the way those people at that period that surrounded me... Read more
In the last two years I suffered from mild depression after a major incident and the way those people at that period that surrounded me... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by C. P. Chan
Overcoming: Depression
Great self-help guide to overcoming depression, written in an easy-to-read format, containing worksheets. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by Mrs. C. Nelson
Standard Text book- not bad but not remarkable
I bought this book based on other people's review.
I was a little dissapointed.
This is like a text book, yes, it covers most aspect of Depression. Read more
I was a little dissapointed.
This is like a text book, yes, it covers most aspect of Depression. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by Greg M
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