A British fashion industry insider, Brampton wrote for Vogue and the Observer before launching Elle magazine in the U.K. By midlife, she had a successful, creative career, many close friends and a lovely daughter. Everything was going fabulously—until she fell apart. A paralyzing depression gripped her so intensely, she finally acknowledged that she needed to be institutionalized. Unfortunately, she was one of the many with “treatment-resistant depressionâ€â€”high-tech pharmaceuticals just didn't work for her. As she cycled in and out of mental wards, survived suicide attempts and tried countless therapies, she learned a lot about depression—the stigma surrounding it, how it's triggered, the range of available therapies. With unflinching honesty, she describes her own experiences as well as sharing her research, letting readers “take from it what you need and leave the rest.†Brampton is particularly good at describing the currently favored therapies, like cognitive behavioral therapy, positive psychology and cognitive mindfulness behavioral therapy. Her openness to all sorts of treatment, including acupuncture, is refreshing, as is the ease with which she advises friends and family on how to be most helpful. Brampton's story is accessible and endearing. (June)
Release date: 06/01/2008
Genre: Nonfiction
Shoot The Damn Dog Book
Shoot the Damn Dog is a good and depressing read. I took my time reading it, I skipped sections that I couldn't relate to (alcoholism), and feel like I have come a way with better knowledge surrounding suicidal thoughts (please note, I have no had suicidal thoughts, it was just a good look into how that works). Title: Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression Author(s): Sally Brampton ISBN: 0-7475-7241-0 / 978-0-7475-7241-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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