I previously presented this as a series of blog posts, but always intended to compile it into this book format for download as a PDF. It amounts to 10 chapters that document one of my recent struggles with anxiety and depression. In it, I describe my experiences and many of the things that I learned along the way. Writing it helped my recovery. I’m hoping that reading it will help the recovery of someone else. Everyone’s journey through mental illness is a little different, but here is how it was for me.
Here it is as a PDF:
In case you’d prefer to read it as the original blog posts, I’m also placing a link to the individual posts in that series:
Chapter 1: Part II – The Bus Backs Up…
Chapter 2: Something Must Be Wrong
Chapter 2: Part II: Something Must Be Wrong
Chapter 2: Part III: Something Must Be Wrong
Chapter 2: Part IV: Things That I Believed
Chapter 3: Part II: It’s a Trip
Chapter 3: Part III: Things That My Mind Told Me When I Was Depressed
Chapter 4: It’s A Trip To Emergency
Chapter 4: Part II: It’s a Trip To Emergency
Chapter 4: Part III: It’s a Trip To Emergency
Chapter 4: Part IV: Unhelpful Things That I Told Myself When I Was Depressed.
Chapter 5: www.keepoffthe web.com
Chapter 5: Part II: www.keepoffthe web.com
Chapter 5: Part III: 10 Things Not To Do When You Are Depressed
Chapter 6: The Good, The Bad, and The Psychotherapy
Chapter 6: Part II: The Good, The Bad, And The Psychotherapy
Chapter 6: Part III: The Good, The Bad, And The Psychotherapy
Chapter 6: Part IV: The Good, The Bad, And The Psychotherapy
Chapter 6: Part V: 10 Things I Found Useful to Do While Recovering From Depression
Chapter 7: Part II: Warning Signs
Chapter 7: Part III: Warning Signs
Chapter 7: Part IV: Warning Signs
Chapter 7: Part V: 10 Helpful Things That Friends Did When I Was Depressed
Chapter 8: The Snow Globe Aftermath
Chapter 8: Part II: The Snow Globe Aftermath
Chapter 8: Part III: 10 Things That I Felt As I Recovered From Depression
Chapter 9: Friends and Loved Ones
Chapter 9: Part II: Friends and Loved Ones
Chapter 9: Part III: Friends and Loved Ones
Chapter 9: Part IV: Friends and Loved Ones
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