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Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression [Paperback]

Sally Brampton (Author)
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'Down-to-earth, honest, sometimes painful, often moving ... What stands out is the book's tone: its honesty, its wisdom and its courage' Daily Telegraph 'Brave and honest ... It must have been terribly painful to write it. But, golly, am I glad that Sally Brampton did' Independent 'Brampton's obsessively honest, angry account ... aims to explode the myth that depression happens only to losers ... This brave and moving memoir challenges all the cliches about mental illness ... All who know the pain of depression will find the book immensely useful, and so will their friends and relations' Sunday Times 'She writes of her despair with such fluidity and lyricism' Observer

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"Shoot the Damn Dog" blasts the stigma of depression as a character flaw and confronts the illness Winston Churchill called 'the black dog', a condition that humiliates, punishes and isolates its sufferers. It is a personal account of a journey through (and out of) severe depression, as well as being a practical book, offering ideas about what might help. With its raw, understated eloquence, it will speak volumes to anyone whose life has been haunted by depression, as well as offering help and understanding to those whose loved ones suffer from this terrifying condition.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Total brilliance, 27 Feb 2008
By S. Duff "Experience is essential" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression (Hardcover)
Finally a book I can relate to!

I do suffer from depression and find this book inspiring and useful to see there is a way to get through life!

Sally writes with honesty and factually about the illness and offers really useful personal advice, with a little light humour thrown in.

I am particually impressed that she writes through experience, which is what attracted me to the write up I saw in a magazine.

This is a book I would recommend to anyone suffering from any form of depression. Enjoy, learn and know you can do it!
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a fantastic read, 11 Mar 2008
By Mrs. C. A. Gordon (Berkshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression (Hardcover)
This book is a must for anyone coping with depression, or living with someone who suffers from it.
Sally Brampton is painfully honest in her book, and you can really feel you get to know her warts and all.
I dont suffer from depression myself, but I have a huge interest in mental health and this read was both informative and enlightening.
I cannot recommend this book enough.
Get a copy I bet you will want to reread it.
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90 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Harrowing and brilliant, 22 Jan 2008
By eamo (Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression (Hardcover)
I have just finished sally's book and found it truely amazing. In fact i bawled my eyes out after reading the first few chapters when i realised her story was so like mine (and my family) and others who suffer from this truely terrifying disease. Like Sally herself, my brother had tried to kill himself recently. Thankfully, mercifully, i was never that ill.
The beauty with Sally's account is she just tells her story just as it is, and in total honesty, which is very brave. I commend her for standing up to the stigma, fear and ignornace that is out there about depression.
I love the way Sally offers some meaningfull tips and advice on how one can perhaps better cope with the disease on a day to day basis.She offers none of the usual patronising miracle cures which other so called 'experts' have often written about.

You must read this book if you know anybody who suffers from this 'black dog' or if you are a sufferer yourself. At first i was afraid to read it, but now i am so, so, glad that i did.
Truely immense.


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5.0 out of 5 stars If you read one book on depression, read this.
A very depressed friend contacted me and said "If I had a bottle of pills, I'd take them all now." I told her to see her GP and read this book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alba52

4.0 out of 5 stars Shoot the damn dog
This is a great read for anyone struggling with depression. What I personally liked is that it's a true account from a real person and it is very easy to identify with Sally. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Wonita Morris

4.0 out of 5 stars Shallow people get depression too
I do not warm to Sally Brampton. As a fashion journalist, her stock is the superficial and even before she suffered from depression, she was patently a tad self-absorbed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Warmington

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful and yet humorous portrait of depression
Sally Brampton deserves the highest praise for her honesty and her ability to describe in simple language a very challenging and complex experience. Read more
Published 5 months ago by G. Blackman-Sheppard

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing read
I don't suffer from depression but know a few people who do. Until I read Sally's book I had no idea what they were going through. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lizzie

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read!
My partner who is suffering from severe depression and I have both read this book. It was a relief to know that other people live through the same experiences. Read more
Published 7 months ago by oaxaca12

3.0 out of 5 stars Shock! Book about depression is depressing!
Although snappily written and fast paced in places this is not a fun book to read. This book will be interesting to people with friends or family suffering from depression... Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, honest, unputtdownable
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers from depression or knows someone who suffers from this terrible illness (or anyone else for that matter). Read more
Published 11 months ago by Fish Flower

5.0 out of 5 stars 6 stars!
his book is faultless.

Well written and easy to pick up and put down--Brampton knows how short the depressive's attention span is. Read more
Published 13 months ago by L. N. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars Best ever book on depression
This is by far the most accessible account of depression I've ever read. In 300 pages Sally Brampton relates her story of depression, how it affected her and those who cared... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Martin Willoughby

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