First Steps out of Depression
Published on 8. June 2011
96 pages
978-0-7459-5976-4 (ISBN)
Description
First Steps is a new series of short, affordable self-help on a range of key topics. Depression is wide-spread in today's world, with statistics suggesting that 1 in 5 of us will experience it at some stage in life. In First Steps out of Depression, successful author Sue Atkinson draws on her experiences as someone who has suffered - and recovered - from depression, to guide sufferers through the first stages of recovery themselves. Other titles in the First Steps series include: Anxiety, Bereavement, Eating Disorders, Gambling and Problem Drinking.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
La Vergne
United Kingdom
Publishing group
SPCK Publishing
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
none
ISBN-13
978-0-7459-5976-4 (9780745959764)
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Other editions
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Sue Atkinson
First Steps Out of Depression
Book
07/2010
Lion Books
€26.18
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Person
SUE ATKINSON is the author of CLIMBING OUT OF DEPRESSION, a highly successful book which has proved invaluable to many sufferers because it is written from the point of view of a sufferer rather than an 'expert'. Sheis a specialist in mathematics education and has co-authored a definitive maths teaching scheme. The wife of a CoE archdeacon, she has four grown up children and lives in Norwich.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Staying in bed vs. Grabbing the moment
- 2 Hiding behind "I'm fine" vs. Acknowledging the truth
- 3 Drowning in worries vs. Developing strategies to reduce stress
- 4 Doing what others want vs. Making our own decisions
- 5 Wandering without a map vs. Creating boundaries
- 6 Drowning in negative thinking vs. Choosing to think more positively
- 7 Blaming others vs. Taking responsibility for ourselves
- 8 Hanging on to resentment vs. Deciding to let go
- 9 Believing "I'm stuck" vs. Being a creative learner
- 10 Choosing despair vs. Choosing hope
- For the family
- Useful resources
- Also currently available in the "First Steps" series
