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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
1-800-273-8255
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"A moving, portrait of depression, from the host of the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression "This book is an excellent life raft for those of us who are so sure that we are alone in our struggles. You should read it." -Jenny Lawson "A funny, honest book about depression, and what you can do despite it." -Neil Gaiman "Candid and funny and intimate." -Susan Orlean For years John Moe, critically-acclaimed public radio personality and host of The...
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Would you like to learn the secret to developing long-term success?
Would you like to learn the correct way of thinking to match all your objectives?
At the beginning of life, we learned to walk with a lot of commitment. Setbacks and failures have never been a problem. As we get older, we let our thoughts and feelings get at us, alas, killing our mental toughness. The purpose of knowing more about Mental Toughness is to help you develop a strong,...
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Exploring the mystery, wisdom, and power of the dark phase of the moon's cycle--a lunar-based model for moving through the dark times in our lives with understanding, consciousness, and faith in renewal. The moon's dark phase has traditionally been a time of fear and superstition, a time associated with death and isolation. The mythical embodiment of these fears is the Dark Goddess. Known around the world by many names--Lilith, Kali, Hecate, and Morgana--the...
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Transforming Depression argues that the prevalence of depression today results from the frenetic pace of modern life. A constant sense of being overwhelmed, fatigued, and stretched to the limit leads us to feelings of hopelessness and a lack of interest in normally pleasurable activities-the principal signs of depression. By using the HeartMath(r) techniques, readers will be able to tap into new reserves of energy and creativity and will find new...
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I am not a medical doctor, dentist, or scientist.
I am a woman who suffered for fourteen years, bedridden and living day to day with a chronic and devastating illness, chronic fatigue syndrome.
I have no idea what you have been told by the medical field about this illness. I know for myself the most frightful and devastating answers I received from the medical profession were there is not a cure, and they have not discovered any drugs to eliminate...
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Life is hard when you're struggling with emotional or mental distress. Maybe it's the occasional unpleasant reaction to life's stressors. Perhaps a disorder is at play. Feeling alone, tired, hurt, and desperate - yeah, it's hard. Is it you? If so, more than anything, you need connection, diversion, perspective, and encouragement. Bottom-line: relief.
Feelings & Rhymes Through Treacherous Times brings it. Bill delivers poetry and commentary written...
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A clear and compassionate guide to overcoming substance problems
In Recovery Options: The Complete Guide, Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D., an award-winning addiction research pioneer, and Maia Szalavitz, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and former addict, provide frank and impartial appraisals of all the major treatment options, including:
* Alcoholics Anonymous
* Moderate drinking programs
* Alternative treatments
* Therapeutic communities
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Far too many people begin to feel early symptoms of depression and then suddenly, they find themselves stuck in a deep dark hole. Depression and mental illness can be a monstrous burden. Although overcoming depression is challenging, it is certainly possible. You have the capability to face your demons and take control of your mental health. You need the knowledge to fight depression naturally. This life-changing book shares life coaching, mind coaching,...
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In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best. Furiously Happy is about "taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take...
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Being human can be hard. For those struggling with mental illnesses, life can seem impossible. Deanna Hanger was no stranger to this concept. She was diagnosed with OCD, clinical depression, and anxiety in her twenties. This book offers an insight to her journey while going through the most critical time or her life. Leaving you with a sense of hope when all else seems hopeless. Hope In Hopelessness is a powerful gateway into the mind of someone struggling...
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Imagine living in a darkness so deep, you can't eat well, you can't sleep well, you can't concentrate on anything for very long-in short, your life is not as it once was. Depression often feels like moving through a fog so thick it envelopes every aspect of your entire life. Depression had its claws in Mark Litzsinger for years, but by taking the hands offered to him from family, friends, and medical professionals, he was able to climb out of the...
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Suicide is a major problem in the United States. The goal of this book is to explain, in simple, no-nonsense language how to recognize people who may be suicidal, take action to prevent suicide attempts, and effectively manage suicide attempts should they occur. It is written for the person who is thinking about suicide, the counselor, and the friend or family member who is giving care. Bt the time you finish this book you will understand the suicidal...
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In seeking a way to heal from his depression, author Douglas Bloch came to develop a "better mood" recovery program that employs a "holistic," multi-modal approach to lifting one's mood. The result is the e-book, Healing From Depression Naturally, which consists of 52 proven tips that are designed to help the reader to live optimally and to manage his symptoms of depression and/or anxiety.
This book will benefit those readers:
• who have previously...
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As if coping with feelings of depression or anxiety by themselves weren't difficult enough, clinical research suggests that as many as 60 percent of depression sufferers concurrently experience some kind of anxiety disorder. If you are in this group, it is quite common to simultaneously experience profound loss of energy and initiative along with substantial stress and anxiety. Caught between the push and pull of these two conditions, you might find...
16) I Had Depression
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I HAD Depression is a Self Help Guide for anyone who think they may have depression or suicidal feelings. The guide also allows people who have not had depression to understand what someone is thinking while in that very dark place. The guide walks you through being at the very bottom of the hole where you have no hope or feelings and suggests ways that may help you get out the hole. As you begin to recover at your own pace, eventually you make it...
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The Original Depression Handbook, A Complete Guide to Understanding and Treating Depression was written for those who suffer quietly inside the confines of their own minds. The book offers insight and support for those who are either internalizing their feelings, and those who are not even aware that they are struggling with Major Depressive Disorder. It can be read from front to back, but it does not need to be. This is a reference book that can...
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Understand Borderline Personality Disorder, What You Can Do To Help A Loved One Cope Up Are you seeking for straightforward answers to help a loved one suffering with Borderline Personality Disorder? This Practical Guide is packed with simple and easy to understand information to help you understand what Borderline Personality Disorder is. This book intends to help a friend or a family member and anyone who suffer the symptoms of BPD step out from...
19) Hear The Silence
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Hear The Silence is about healing, strength, courage, love of oneself and others. In 1994 studio musician, performe, music composer and producer Jamie Glaser was in the Northridge Earthquake in California, when the shaking stopped nothing was the same. From 1978 to 1994 he toured the world with Grammy award winning musical acts, lived the good life in Los Angeles, and suddenly found himself unable to get out of bed for 6 months. Jamie lost all his...
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When living becomes harder than dying, what option is there to end the suffering other than suicide? For men who are both proud and ashamed, we do not ask for help and often simply do not want it. But there is no question we need it. The afflictions from which we suffer leave us exhausted and defeated, barely hanging on to manage keeping our jobs, sustaining a marriage, or hoping to raise children without doing more damage than good. Anxiety and...