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

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Summary: focuses on your habits
Review: This book makes a lot of sense to me, it focuses on bad habits that keep you depressed. I have all the symptoms, I didn't know. The part that got to me was how the depressive are perfectionist that never start on projects cause then you can never fail. That's me! It also goes into detail how you should be proud of thing you do.

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Summary: The best introductory book on depression
Review: This is essentially a secondary compilation of all the current wisdom on the causes and treatment of depression. It imposes no forced integration, but is eclectic and undogmatic, emphasizing the practical. It describes patterns of thought and feeling that the author claims are common to all depressives. For this reader, at least, it is dead on the money. Its most notable insight is the notion of "learned skills" of depression--habits of coping developed to avoid pain, but which perpetuate the underlying depression. The book somehow manages to place on the sufferer no blame for his affliction, but primary responsibility for conquering it. It is, therefore, both comforting and liberating.

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Summary: This book should be prescribed by your G.P.
Review: Having been on medication for depression for several months I was still not feeling that I was back to my "true" self, and apart from giving me further medication my G.P. was not really showing me how to undo my depression. But what a difference this book has made, it has put everything into perspective and helped me to plan a way out of my depression. I would urge anyone who is being treated for depression, or even thinks they may have depression, to read this book. It is packed full of information that your G.P. hasn't got time to talk to you about. It is easy to read and very informative.

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Summary: Helpful and a new angle
Review: This is a very helpful book with a unique approach, seeing things from a new angle. It should be read by everyone who suffers from depression. Along with this book I bought another book at Amazon on the subject of depression, and this other book has given me tremendous hope as it is inspirational in character, and it also has helped me so much to overcome and avoid depression and I highly recommend it for everybody suffering from depression--it's called "I Love Me: Avoiding and Overcoming Depression" by Dietmar Scherf.

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Summary: Two by two got me going again.
Review: Much of my job required writing, and I was having difficulty keeping it fresh. I was procrastinating and getting depressed about it. A therapist friend told me to read Bird by Bird and Undoing Depression. Amazing how two such seemingly different subjects can have so much in common--inspirational writing, similar messages, down-to-earth authors; there were even some times I had to check to see which I was reading. Maybe it was just because of the problems I was having at the time, but two by two did the trick for me.

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Summary: This book had far too much fluff and not enough substance.
Review: In terms of meaningful content, the preamble of this book lasted nearly 300 pages. Not until page 307 did the author constructively address the crux of how one can really deal with depression. And even those twelve points were glossed over and didn't provide a lot of insight. Most of the text was a review of Depression 101 with very few new and creative thoughts as the subtitle might suggest. There were numerous times when the author got sidetracked from the main theme of depression and ended up discussing issues not relevant to his intended message. Throughout my reading, I constantly yearned for some new profound thoughts or theories which might help someone fight the insidious disease of depression. Unfortunatley, the information just wasn't there and the book came up lacking as a serious self-help resource. From a positive perspective, the book is fairly non-technical which should make it easily understood by most readers. If there was a money back guarantee based on satisfaction, I'd be at the front of the line.

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Summary: YOU CAN RECOVER FROM DEPRESSION!!
Review: Immediately after visiting the Undoing Depression website I purchased a copy. My comments about Mr. O'Conner's masterpiece: FINALLY a book written in plain, understandable English!!Finally, somebody takes away the stigma of depression and says recovery IS possible. Finally a book compassionately written about how to recover from depression - FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS. His profile of a depressive is right on the mark, and the steps he outlines as the road to recovery are understandable and attainable

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Summary: A great summation of a confused subject: depression.
Review: As a lifetime sufferer of depression, I've read my share of self-help books, most of which didn't seem to address the real problem and the terrible suffering in a way that I could translate into progress. This book opened up the mystery and offered just the most practical, everyday advice. I've been going around preaching it to my friends so much that they call it "The Book." Not to sound too effervescent, but even in the few weeks since I put his suggestions into effect, I've found myself laughing more: always a good sign. Really worth the time to read and reread if you or someone you love is tormented by this illness.

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Summary: The most in-touch book on Depression I have ever read.
Review: Undoing Depression is by far the most knowledgable book I have read concerning the disease of "Depression". Undoing Depression put words to the emotions I experience and has let me know that there are others out there going through what I have went through most of my life. Medication and therapy have not been enough for me, though helpful. This book has given me hope that I can have a life worth living. I highly recommend this book for anyone who suffers from the agonizing disease called Depression or anyone who is close to someone with Depression. It will enlighten you, inform you, and possibly save a life!

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Summary: An interesting book
Review: This book will be helpful for everybody suffering from depression. Certain passages let the reader identify with his situation and therefore he's provided with a glimpse of hope. Another book that I absolutely highly recommend and which is very helpful and effective is Dietmar Scherf's "I Love Me: Avoiding and Overcoming Depression" also available at Amazon.