Depression Self Help

Have you ever wondered "Why did I do that?" or "Why can't I just control my behavior?" Others may judge our reactions and think, "What's wrong with that person?" When questioning our emotions, it's easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It's time we started asking a different question. Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”

We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times best-selling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book, he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term.

It's never too late to chase your dreams: Before she discovered running, Nita Sweeney was 49-years-old, chronically depressed, occasionally manic, and unable to jog for more than 60 seconds at a time. Using exercise, Nita discovered an inner strength she didn't know she possessed, and with the help of her canine companion, she found herself on the way to completing her first marathon. In her memoir, Sweeney shares how she overcame emotional and physical challenges to finish the race and come back from the brink.

Mental illness loves to tell lies. One of those lies is that you should be able to manage what you're struggling with all by yourself, but in Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About, pastor and psychotherapist Ryan Casey Waller reminds us that we don't have to suffer alone. Mental health issues aren't a symptom of a spiritual failing or insufficient faith. In fact, suffering is the very thing our Savior seeks to heal as he leads us toward restoration. And yet, as Waller has experienced firsthand, the battle can be lonely and discouraging--but it doesn't have to be.

When you're doing something that's out of the ordinary, your mental programing, your paradigm, will try and stop you. If you want to win, you must keep going. Your paradigms may be masked in complacency, fear, worry, anxiety, insecurities, self-doubt, mental hurry, and self-loathing - the result is keeping you stuck...locked in a box and starved of your dreams and ambitions.

Is your negative self-talk ruining your life and stealing your future? Discover the RULE #1 that could change everything.If you can’t remember the last time you felt joy, and depression has drained your energy, self-esteem, confidence, this book might be the MOST important thing you ever read. You've tried therapy, meds, therapy and read countless mental health books, searching endlessly for the best interventions for depression — whether it’s spiritual, postpartum, or just that overwhelming sense of hopelessness men or women can feel at some point in life. You may even have read ...

Following a debilitating episode of depression 25 years ago, mental health campaigner Tim Watkins set out to learn from those who had recovered from depression what worked for them. The result is a more holistic understanding of the condition than usually appears in the medical literature. More practically, the result was an award-winning self-management training course and a series of mental health publications. Defeat Depression is the latest self-help book from Tim Watkins. It builds upon his earlier Depression Workbook and incorporates information on the new science of willpower. This ...

Have you ever felt completely alone in your depression? Do you feel unheard and misunderstood by the people around you? Like no one truly gets that you're doing your best to fight depression? Every. Single. Day. It's one of the worst, most isolating feelings in the world - being trapped in stress, anxiety, and even suicidal ideation - while those closest to you fail to provide the care and support you desperately need. Some even dare to throw seemingly “benevolent” advice like: "It's all in your head. You have to get over it”. They don’t mean harm, but they don’t understand. I've ...

Are your thoughts holding you captive? I’ll never be good enough. Other people have better lives than I do. God couldn’t really love me. Jennie Allen knows what it’s like to swirl in a spiral of destructive thoughts, but she also knows we don’t have to stay stuck in toxic thinking patterns. As she discovered in her own life, God built a way for us to escape that downward spiral. Freedom comes when we refuse to be victims to our thoughts and realize we have already been equipped with power from God to fight and win the war for our minds.

Spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer explores the question of human identity and shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and achieve happiness and self-realization.

Discover how to fight off symptoms of anxiety and depression without the need for an expensive therapist, even if you think you’ve tried everything. Your age does not matter as this book will help any age group.

This practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being builds on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory - one of the most important recent developments in human neurobiology. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a craniosacral therapist and Rolfer, Stanley Rosenberg explores the crucial role that the vagus nerve plays in determining our psychological and emotional states and explains that a myriad of common psychological and physical symptoms.

From the New York Times best-selling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety. What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them?

Are you tired of feeling f*cked up? If you are, Gary John Bishop has the answer. In this straightforward handbook, he gives you the tools and advice you need to demolish the slag weighing you down and become the truly unf--ked version of yourself. "Wake up to the miracle you are," he directs. "Here's what you've forgotten: You're a f--king miracle of being." It isn't other people that are standing in your way; it isn't even your circumstances that are blocking your ability to thrive. It's yourself and the negative self-talk you keep telling yourself.

Inside this practical guide you'll not only find the keys to activating the power of your Vagus Nerve but also the 30 natural strategies you can start using today to overcome your overthinking & anxiety starting TODAY! Not to mention we've also included bonus Guided Meditations for Anxiety, Overthinking & Vagus Nerve Activation so you can effortlessly develop the mindfulness habit that can transform your inner life.

A resource for couples in which one of the partners suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), this book guides troubled marriages toward an understanding and appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of a relationship affected by it and to look at the disorder in a more positive way. Going beyond traditional marriage counseling, this discussion offers advice from the author's personal experience and years of research and identifies patterns of behavior that can hurt marriages.

Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It is an immediately helpful, life-changing handbook of how to deal with negative self-talk - for yourself, or anyone in your life. Shad Helmstetter, PhD, the best-selling author of more than 20 books, is the leading authority in the field of self-talk today. In this book written for today’s listener, Dr. Helmstetter gives you all of the important information you need to change negative self-talk forever, in a short, easy-listening, and condensed format.

Depressed? Anxious? Fearful? Can't sleep? Feeling tired all the time - or know what TATT means? This book is designed to help you through it and make you feel better all-round.

Psychotherapist Terrence Real offers an important and compelling look at the silent epidemic of depression among men and shows, with compassion and clarity, what can be done to break this vicious cycle.

We're all familiar with what depression can look like, but there's another, lesser‑known face to this illness. High functioning depression (HFD) doesn't conform to the image of depression that typically comes to mind. As a result, people with HFD often have no idea why they are suffering, or what to do about it. In High Functioning, Dr. Judith Joseph reveals that what we’re feeling is not simply “negativity” or stress, and radically shifts the way those of us with HFD see ourselves, empowering us with five simple tools to reclaim our lives from this widespread yet poorly understood condition.