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You Aren’t Depression’s Victim!
By Debra Atlas
Debra Atlas’s You Aren’t Depression’s Victim is an uplifting, empowering book Offering new ideas and thought-provoking possibilities, one of the biggest of these is the idea that we have a choice when faced with depression.
Imagine if that were true? What kind of difference would that make in your life?
Grab your copy of this amazing book and find out!
Overview
We often think we must automatically fall into the depression pit, that there’s no other option.
Debra Atlas’s “You Aren’t Depression’s Victim” is an intimate look into Ms. Atlas’s lifelong journey with depression: This extraordinary book lets you:
- Identify where the edge of depression actually is.
- Acquire tools to help you recognize depression before it hits.
- Design simple actions that can help you step back from the edge.
Living an “odd man out”, roller coaster-like life, Atlas kept her depression hidden from family and friends – until she attempted suicide at age 14. From her emotional recovery to life at college, grad school and on to the Big Apple, Atlas strove to find meaning and balance while lacking the words or skills for her search. Living with a deep sense of inadequacy, her “I’m not good enough” constantly put a lid on her ability to be a star in her life.
A chance meeting with a therapist became a lifeline when Atlas faced an overwhelmingly acute emotional crisis. The therapy that followed opened the door to life-changing insights and desperately needed tools that helped her gain clarity, confidence and equilibrium. A culmination of that work, this book reveals the vital lessons Atlas learned from her challenges and her discovery of what leading a balanced and fulfilled life can be.
“It’s difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never been there. It’s not sadness. Sadness is about feeling. Depression is that cold absence of feeling — it’s as if you’re hollowed-out inside.”
The Takeaway
- Recognize how to identify where the edge of depression actually is.
- Diesign tools to help you recognize depression before it hits.
- Create simple actions that can help you step back from the edge.
- Explore the possibility of having a choice when facing depression.
