This is Your Brain on Depression: Creating Your Path to Getting Better PDF
Preview This is Your Brain on Depression: Creating Your Path to Getting Better
T h Bi rs a T h i s i s Y o u r B r a i n o n People ii ns who have never been onYo DEPRESSION u r depressed have no idea what D it’s like. And people who have know all E Creating Your Path P too well how tough depression can be to live to Getting Better R with. Dr. Faith explains the brain science behind E depression (complete with Zuul references) and talks S S you through the different options out there for getting I O better. Because yes there are things you can do to feel N good again (including drugs but avoiding spiraling C tr successions of drug cocktails). If you need solid oe a Gt expert advice from someone who can also ei tn tg make you laugh your ass off, this i nY go book’s for you! u Br e tP ta et rh PF hA DI , LTH P C G - $9 95 U.S. / $12 50 CAN S, A. H CA SR , AP FAITH G. HARPER, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN CE NR Author of Unf*ck Your Brain , FAITH G. HARPER, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN Microcosm Publishing Portland, OR This is Your Brain on DEPRESSION Creating Your Path to Getting Better FAITH G. HARPER, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN Microcosm Publishing Portland, OR This is Your Brain on DEPRESSION Creating Your Path to Getting Better FAITH G. HARPER, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DEPRESSION Creating Your Path to Getting Better Part of the 5 Minute Therapy Series © Dr. Faith Harper, 2016, 2018 This edition © Microcosm Publishing, 2018 First edition, first published 2016 Second edition, first published December 10, 2018 ISBN 978-1-62106-223-3 This is Microcosm #281 Cover illustration by Trista Vercher Inside covers by Sophie Crumb Book design by Joe Biel For a catalog, write or visit: Microcosm Publishing 2752 N Williams Ave. Portland, OR 97227 www.microcosmpublishing.com To join the ranks of high-class stores that feature Microcosm titles, talk to your local rep: In the U.S. Como (Atlantic), Fujii (Midwest), Travelers West (Pacific), Turnaround in Europe, and Baker & Taylor Publisher Services for other countries. If you bought this on Amazon, I’m so sorry because you could have gotten it cheaper and supported a small, independent publisher at Microcosm.Pub Global labor conditions are bad, and our roots in industrial Cleveland in the 70s and 80s made us appreciate the need to treat workers right. Therefore, our books are MADE IN THE USA and printed on post-consumer paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Harper, Faith G., author. Title: This is your brain on depression : finding your path to getting better / Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN. Description: Second edition. | Portland, Oregon : Microcosm Publishing, 2018. | Originally published: 2016. | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2018024077 | ISBN 9781621062233 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Depression, Mental. | Depression, Mental--Treatment. Classification: LCC RC537 .H347 2018 | DDC 616.85/27--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018024077 Microcosm Publishing is Portland’s most diversified publishing house and distributor with a focus on the colorful, authentic, and empowering. Our books and zines have put your power in your hands since 1996, equipping readers to make positive changes in your life and in the world around you. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom. What was once a distro and record label was started by Joe Biel in his bedroom and has become among the oldest independent publishing houses in Portland, OR. In a world that has inched to the right for 80 years, we are carving out a place in the center with DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice. CONTENTS What is Depression? 9 What Triggers Depression? 13 The Depression Funnel 17 What Kind of Depression do I Have? 23 The Getting Better Part 41 Conclusion 87 Appendices 89 References 119
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