100 Ways to Overcome Depression

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Summary: Quick and Simple Advice for Christians Who Suffer
Review: Frank Minirth is a genuinely caring doctor who offers advice from his many years experience as a psychiatrist at Minirth-Meier Clinics. This book is a concise and handy resource for anyone struggling with depression and/or anxiety.

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Summary: Unbelievably misguiding
Review: I am very disturbed that the author is even allowed to publish his ideas concerning depression. I am a 57 year old man, who just recently after 9 years of "chemical" inbalance deep depression, evolved into complete freedom from depression. It was the right "chemical" medicine, from a great doctor, which saved my mental life. I would still be in a state of horrible depression, if i was waiting for Prayer as a cure. The author needs to realize that there are two kinds of depression:(1) "chemical" inbalance,(2)mild, or no "chemical" inbalance. The first one is finally treated only by correct "chemical" medication, which brings you out of the depression itself. It is organic in nature, like an infection of the body, which can be healed by a wonder drug. You take aspirin to help stop pain by a "chemical" action in your body; you could pray all day and a tooth ache will not stop hurting. Likewise, "chemical" inbalance depression of the brain will be erased only by "chemical" means: proper medicine given by a doctor who deals with "chemical" inbalance disease. Mild depression, on the other hand, is treated by talking out your problem. A certain idea in your head is bothering you; after talking about it( whether death of a friend, husband, or loss of a job), a person over a period of time comes out of depression. It is not "chemical" in nature. It may be emotional,etc.; however, it can be resolved by talking it "out" loud, so to speak, with any person who will just listen very carefully to you. After a period of time, the person in "mild" depression will get over it, or will no longer be in depression. The idea that a "christian" life style, as suggested by the author, can treat severe, "chemical" inbalance depression-- is just plain foolishness. It is very dangerous; and, i am sure that most people will take it with a "grain" of salt--so to speak. The author should concern himself with religion, and get out of the "mental" health field. He presents solutions which are bible based; the correct solutions, which most educated people would likely agree with, are mind based.

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Summary: living with depression isn't fun but it is a choice
Review: I feel like depression is both physical and spritual problems. It is a sin to let depression control our lives. I have been diagnosed through the Minirth Clinic as a bipolar individual. I am on medication to help me. The idea behind Dr. Minirth's books are to make you realize that God will help us through our depression. Only through prayer will we have the strength to overcome depression. It will not make it go away but it will help us not to give into Satan's control over us through the depression. If you don't believe that Satan battles for our lives then maybe you shouldn't read this book. May God lead you.

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Summary: living with depression isn't fun but it is a choice
Review: I feel like depression is both physical and spritual problems. It is a sin to let depression control our lives. I have been diagnosed through the Minirth Clinic as a bipolar individual. I am on medication to help me. The idea behind Dr. Minirth's books are to make you realize that God will help us through our depression. Only through prayer will we have the strength to overcome depression. It will not make it go away but it will help us not to give into Satan's control over us through the depression. If you don't believe that Satan battles for our lives then maybe you shouldn't read this book. May God lead you.

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Summary: THIS BOOK HELPED ME SO MUCH!!
Review: I REALIZE THAT NO BOOK IS A MIRACLE WORKER FOR THE CURE OF DEPRESSION. I WAS GOING THROUGH A HORRIBLE TIME WITH DEPRESSION. I FELT LIKE I WAS IN A PIT. THIS LITTLE BOOKED HELPED ME SO MUCH. THE REASON IT DID WAS BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF GOD'S WORD, ALONG WITH GOOD SOUND ADVICE. I WOULD READ THE LITTLE BOOK OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I ALSO READ MY BIBLE. I EVEN SLEPT WITH MY BIBLE. LOTS OF THE ADVICE IN THE LITTLE BOOK HELPED ME TO HAVE HOPE DURING MY DEPRESSION. I ENJOYED THIS BOOK VERY MUCH. NOTHING IS A QUICK FIX. BUT THIS LITTLE BOOK WAS A BIG PART OF MY RECOVERY. THE REASON I CAME ON THIS SITE WAS TO SEE IF I COULD ORDER ONE FOR A FRIEND. THANK SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOUR MINISTRY, ELAINE