Depression Relief

Depression changes perspectives. It can be confusing and frightening when you can't break through the sadness that surrounds you or when someone you love no longer responds to everyday situations in the same way. Depression often fosters a sensation of hopelessness, but the situation is not hopeless. Whether depression has affected you or someone you know and care about, you're looking for answers.

This book provides answers that will spark a ray of hope in the gloomy world of the depressed. It equips readers with the confidence that although a state of depression is very real, the false perceptions brought about by depression can be eradicated. There's much to learn.

• Understand social perceptions of depression in past and present days
• Learn to recognize the symptoms of depression
• Become conscious of the causes of depression
• Recognize characteristics that put people at a higher risk for depression
• Gain strategies for dealing with and defeating depression
• Know how to change habits of thought that contribute to depression

Depression and unrealistic feelings of guilt travel hand-in-hand. This book provides reassurance and insight for tackling and triumphing over the negative emotions of depression without placing blame for those despondent feelings. Although it is a complex mental illness, depression will respond to the right treatment just like any other medical condition.

This book is intended to be an introductory source of knowledge for those who want to understand the causes and symptoms of depression more fully. It is also intended to be a signpost pointing the way for those who need to discover practical tactics for conquering depression. There is no single cure for depression that will work for everyone.