Clinical depression is an illness, a medical condition. This means two things. First, we do not need to blame ourselves. Second, we can get better' From Chapter 1 These encouraging thoughts are the starting point of this compassionate and practical volume. In twenty short chapters, it looks at common questions and worries, such as 'What is depression', 'Does it run in my family? 'Why doesn't God heal me', 'Why do I keep thinking of ending it all' and 'How can I help myself' After providing key information on each topic in question, the authors offer engaging real-life stories and quotations, material for reflection drawn from biblical and contemporary sources and a simple exercise to try to help the depressed reader feel better. Carers, friends and relatives of those suffering from depression will also benefit from the book, particularly the chapter entitled 'What can I do to help'

Encountering Depression: Frequently asked Questions Answered for Christians

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Procter, Andrew

Psychology & Counseling

SPCK Publishing

Stress is now a huge factor in modern living, with one-third of British workers likely to suffer from it at some stage in their careers. Christians are not immune. Indeed it is arguable that they are even more vulnerable to overstress or burnout than secular people because of behavioral expectations relating to God, Church, society, work, and the prevailing culture. In order to address these particularities, each short chapter in this engaging book responds to a commonly asked question or typical statement, such as "How can I tell if I'm overstressed?" "I'm so disillusioned and swamped at work. I don't know how long I can carry on.""I'm not managing time for God as I used to."  The authors then offer basic information, followed by material for meditation or reflection, encouragement of some sort, and finally something for the reader to work on.

Practical Help for Stressed Christians

Alternative Medicine

<p>Increasing numbers of people are enduring huge levels of stress: economic pressures, family concerns, worries about jobs and health--the list goes on and on. For some, the stress gets worse and worse, accumulating until they cannot get out of bed in the morning. Their personality changes, their relationships become strained, and before long, they realize they've gone past their limit. Their mind, body, and spirit simply cannot take any more. Burnout can be a devastating experience, affecting nearly every aspect of your life. The good news is that burnout is both treatable and preventable. The Essential Guide to Burnout covers everything you need to know about how to recover when life gets to be too much, including stress, brownout (the stop on the way to burnout), and, of course, burnout, when you cannot go on. Wherever you are on the slope toward burnout, this book serves as a first step toward a full recovery, providing all the necessary tools to ensure you never go back. Written by a husband and wife team who combine expertise in counselling and psychiatry, and full of interviews with those who have beaten burnout, The Essential Guide to Burnout contains wisdom and advice to help you gain back peace, productivity, and a sense of your best and healthiest self.</p>

The Essential Guide to Burnout: Overcoming Excess Stress

Self-Help

Procter, Elizabeth

Stress Management

AUGSBURG FORTRESS* PUBLISHERS

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