Reaching For Hope : An LDS Perspective on Recovering from Depression

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Summary: A life-saver in a sea of darkness
Review: Excellent book. Where was this three years ago when I first experienced this dis-ease????????????????

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Summary: Great LDS perspective on depression
Review: I read this book after my wife was admitted twice to the hospital with serious depression. This book helped me to understand first of all what depression is (a physical brain illness), second, how can it be treated, and third, how it affects the sufferers spirituality, and feelings. This book should be read by anyone who is depressed or has a loved one who is depressed, particularly if you are LDS. It really helped me to understand what my wife is going through, and what I can do to help her.

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Summary: I realized I wasn't alone in the thoughts I was having.
Review: This book has saved my marriage. I think the biggest struggle with my depression was that my husband had no clue or desire to understand what depression is. He told me once that I can have a bad day but not a bad month. We read this aloud during a 12 hour drive and I had to stop every 2 pages and defuse because is felt so good to have the author say the same things I have been saying. It saved my marriage bacuase my husband could see the similarities and it at least opened his mind that it is a clinical disease. After reading the chapter on cognitive/behavioral therapy, I used it the next day and felt like I had accomplished something. This book doesn't get too clinical but is soothing to the soul of the depressed person and enlightening to those who haven't gone through it. If you are an LDS woman who suffers with depression, buy it and "do something". Try. I was impressed how well they encorporated their testemonies. If you are a bishop who needs to understand it, buy it and comfort those who stand in need of comfort.