
The Monster Under The Bed
Sex, Depression, and the Conversations We Aren't Having
JoEllen Notte(Author)
Thorntree Press, LLC
Will be published approx. on 27. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-944934-93-4 (ISBN)
Description
A practical guide to navigating sex and relationships for people with depression and their partners.
Almost everyone has had some interaction with depression. Whether it's you, a family member, a friend, or a partner who is affected, depression has the potential to touch us all. Even so, many of us don't know how to handle depression becoming part of our love life and it can quickly become the monster under the bed. From "you have to love yourself first," to "don't stick it in the crazy," to dead silence, popular responses to the topic leave much to be desired. But you're not alone and you can have successful relationships and satisfying sex with depression.
JoEllen Notte will help you understand how sexual function is affected by depression and what keeps us from effectively addressing it. Heavily informed by the author's research, including surveys of over 1,000 people and interviews with close to 200, this is the first book of its kind. With practical tips and real-life examples, this is both a guidebook for people with depression and the people who love them, as well as a reference tool for mental health professionals.
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Language
English
Place of publication
OR
United States
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
324 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-944934-93-4 (9781944934934)
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E-Book
03/2020
Thorntree Press, LLC
€14.49
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Persons
JoEllen Notte is a writer, speaker, and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships.
Content
Foreword
Preface: No One Wants to Talk About Sex and Depression
Introduction
Part One: The Monster Under the Bed
Chapter One: So, There's This Monster...
Chapter Two: What's Going On?
Chapter Three: Roadblocks at the Intersection
Chapter Four: Worst Third Wheel Ever
Part Two: Facing the Monster
Chapter Five: Getting on the Same Team
Chapter Six: Your Team in Action
Chapter Seven: Mapping the Road Back to Sex
Chapter Eight: Getting on the Road Back to Sex
Chapter Nine: Navigating the Healthcare Highway
Conclusion
Resources
Endnotes
Index