Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You

Depression has been your experience for so long that you’ve begun to believe it is what you are. But it is something you have ― just as, for example, one has heart disease. Like heart disease, says psychotherapist Richard O’Connor, depression is fueled by complex and interrelated factors: genetic, biochemical, environmental. In this refreshingly sensible book, O’Connor focuses on an additional factor often overlooked: our own habits. Unwittingly, we get good at depression. We learn how to hide it, how to work around it. We may even achieve great things, but with constant struggle rather than satisfaction, and so we deprive ourselves of true recovery, of deep joy and healthy emotion. Undoing Depression teaches us how to replace depressive patterns of thinking, relating, and behaving with a new and more effective set of skills. O’Connor also provides new information on medications, stress-related afflictions, the benefits of meditation and exercise, and the link between depression and attention disorders. With a truly holistic approach that synthesizes the best of the many schools of thought about this painful disease, O’Connor offers new hope ― and new life ― for sufferers of depression. “Full of dependable and inspiring information. The intelligence in this book is deeply satisfying.” ― Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and Dark Nights of the Soul “This up-to-date, clearly written, and illuminating book about the nature and treatment of depression is just plain wonderful. I view it as a gift to us all.” ― Maggie Scarf, author of Unfinished Business and Intimate Partners

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O'Connor Ph.D., Richard

Mental Health

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Depression has been your experience for so long that you’ve begun to believe it is what you are. But it is something you have ― just as, for example, one has heart disease. Like heart disease, says psychotherapist Richard O’Connor, depression is fueled by complex and interrelated factors: genetic, biochemical, environmental. In this refreshingly sensible book, O’Connor focuses on an additional factor often overlooked: our own habits. Unwittingly, we get good at depression. We learn how to hide it, how to work around it. We may even achieve great things, but with constant struggle rather than satisfaction, and so we deprive ourselves of true recovery, of deep joy and healthy emotion. Undoing Depression teaches us how to replace depressive patterns of thinking, relating, and behaving with a new and more effective set of skills. O’Connor also provides new information on medications, stress-related afflictions, the benefits of meditation and exercise, and the link between depression and attention disorders. With a truly holistic approach that synthesizes the best of the many schools of thought about this painful disease, O’Connor offers new hope ― and new life ― for sufferers of depression.   “Full of dependable and inspiring information. The intelligence in this book is deeply satisfying.” ― Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and Dark Nights of the Soul  “This up-to-date, clearly written, and illuminating book about the nature and treatment of depression is just plain wonderful. I view it as a gift to us all.” ― Maggie Scarf, author of Unfinished Business and Intimate Partners

Depression has been your experience for so long that youâve begun to believe it is what you are. But it is something you have â just as, for example, one has heart disease. Like heart disease, says psychotherapist Richard OâConnor, depression is fueled by complex and interrelated factors: genetic, biochemical, environmental. In this refreshingly sensible book, OâConnor focuses on an additional factor often overlooked: our own habits. Unwittingly, we get good at depression. We learn how to hide it, how to work around it. We may even achieve great things, but with constant struggle rather than satisfaction, and so we deprive ourselves of true recovery, of deep joy and healthy emotion. Undoing Depression teaches us how to replace depressive patterns of thinking, relating, and behaving with a new and more effective set of skills. OâConnor also provides new information on medications, stress-related afflictions, the benefits of meditation and exercise, and the link between depression and attention disorders. With a truly holistic approach that synthesizes the best of the many schools of thought about this painful disease, OâConnor offers new hope â and new life â for sufferers of depression. âFull of dependable and inspiring information. The intelligence in this book is deeply satisfying.â â Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and Dark Nights of the Soul âThis up-to-date, clearly written, and illuminating book about the nature and treatment of depression is just plain wonderful. I view it as a gift to us all.â â Maggie Scarf, author of Unfinished Business and Intimate Partners

Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

The bestselling author of Undoing Depression offers a brain-based guide to help us finally get rid of the bad habits that plague us
We humans tend to get in our own way time and time again—whether it comes to not speaking up for ourselves, going back to bad romantic partners, our umpteenth diet, or engaging in any of a range of bad habits we just can’t seem to shake. In Rewire, renowned psychotherapist Richard O’Connor, PhD, reveals why our bad habits die so hard. We have two brains—one a thoughtful, conscious, deliberative self, and the other an automatic self that does most of the work without our attention. Using new research and knowledge about how the brain works, the audiobook clears a path to lasting, effective change for behaviors that include:• procrastination • overeating • chronic disorganization • staying in bad situations • excessive worrying • risk-taking • passive aggression • self-medication • and more Bringing together many different fields in psychology and brain science, Rewire offers a refreshing, science-based new paradigm for readers of Charles Duhigg and Frank Lawlis.

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Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You

Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You

Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You

Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior

Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior