{"product_id":"how-to-tell-depression-to-piss-off-40-ways-to-get-your-life-back-paperback","title":"How to Tell Depression to Piss Off: 40 Ways to Get Your Life Back - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Withey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDepression sucks, but you don't.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrying to manage the range of symptoms that depression throws at you is like navigating the dark ocean floor when you are without a torch and don't know how to swim. How do you manage something that feels utterly unmanageable? How do you get through each day when depression is telling you you're a worthless lump of camel spleen? What you need is a guide. A really good one. You need to know what works and what to do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book gives you 40 ways to get to a better place with depression. They are born out of the author's personal experience of clinical depression and his many years of working as a counsellor helping people with their mental health. James lives with depression and knows its lies, the traps it makes and how to dodge when it starts spitting bile in your face. Nice, eh? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ways include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eKick your cuckoo.\u003c\/b\u003e We don't usually encourage violence towards birds, but no cuckoos are actually harmed so don't call the RSPCA just yet. In this chapter you're encouraged to imagine your depression as an external 'thing' (no humans or animals, of course ) and that you can 'kick out', which is great fun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWhose voice is it anyway?\u003c\/b\u003e Spoiler alert  That nasty voice you're hearing isn't you; it's depression. The illness. When you start to recognise its voice you can start swearing back and who doesn't love a bit of swearing? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eDon't listen to the lies. \u003c\/b\u003eWe all tell little lies sometimes, right? But depression is the biggest liar in the whole universe. It makes Pinocchio look like Mother Theresa. Be the lie detector to depression's fibs; call it out on its fraudulent nonsense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eDo the opposite.\u003c\/b\u003e Depression will try to convince you to stay in bed, don't go out, don't wash, don't eat, don't phone anyone. Be Contrary Mary and do the exact opposite of what depression tells you because it never has your interests at heart. Plus, doing the opposite feels like you're a rebel, and rebels are cool (see Star Wars). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt whatever point you're at with your depression, this book can help and provide some laughs along the way - hooray  - because you really need it with this bloody illness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Withey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling boo\u003ci\u003ek How to Tell Depression to Piss Off: 40 Ways to get Your Life back, \u003c\/i\u003eand is the co-editor of\u003ci\u003e The Recovery Letters: Addressed to People Experiencing Depression\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat I Do to Get Through: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Run, Swim, Cycle, Sew, or Sing Your Way Through Depression\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the founder of The Recovery Letters project which publishes online letters from people recovering from depression. James trained as a person-centred counsellor and worked in addiction, homelessness and mental health services. He lives with depression \u0026amp; anxiety and writes and speaks about mental health. He lives in Hove in the UK with his husband and emotionally damaged cat.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.13 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767892476192,"sku":"9781472144522","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b25bea3fb58bfd57ecf36aac20345f46.webp?v=1780319651","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-tell-depression-to-piss-off-40-ways-to-get-your-life-back-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}