- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: New World Library; Original edition (Jan 16 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1608680207
- ISBN-13: 978-1608680207
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #211,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A New Way to Look at Depression, Jan 30 2012
By Jed Diamond "Helping Men and the Women Who Lo... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rethinking Depression: How to Shed Mental Health Labels and Create Personal Meaning (Paperback)
I was fortunate to get an advance copy of Eric Maisel's new book. I've been a psychotherapist for more than 40 years and treat depression every day. I've long come to see that our old way of looking at "mental illness" is totally inadequate. We put more and more people on drugs while ignoring the underlying problems that feed our feelings of despair and hopelessness. Maisel's book shows us why the old system does not work well and why depression continues to rise despite our efforts to help people. But more importantly he gives us practical guidance on how to create a life of meaning that can make depression a thing of the past.If you are concerned about mental illness in your own life or you work with people who are suffering, you will find this book to be a breath of fresh air and hope.
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Helpful Approach to Depression and Unhappiness, Feb 22 2012
By O. Brown "Ms. O. Khannah-Brown" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Rethinking Depression: How to Shed Mental Health Labels and Create Personal Meaning (Paperback)
*****The author's new book on depression is for those readers who would like to have another approach to depression to supplement or replace traditional treatments. The first part of the book describes how much (but not all, of course) of what we call depression today is actually unhappiness. The second 80% of the book discusses the author's approach to alleviating unhappiness, which I would describe as not finding meaning but creating meaning--and he tells you how to do this via complete instructions. The instructions are from an existential approach and involve creating a personal morning meaning practice; so the approach is not spiritual per se, but focused on relating to your own inner wisdom and values. The author includes many related practicalities, such as how to deal with crises in meaning.
The book contains notes and an index.
I really liked this book and think that everyone--no matter what your beliefs about or your approach to depression or your approach to general unhappiness--can benefit from reading it. Even if you have a spiritual practice already (as I do), the existential approach of creating meaning doesn't necessarily conflict with that. You can still learn a lot from reading this book. I know I did.
Recommended.
*****
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