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Getting It Done When You're Depressed, Second Edition by Julie A. Fast & John Preston

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Getting It Done When You're Depressed, Second Edition

50 Strategies for Keeping Your Life on Track

by Julie A. Fast & John Preston

Narrator Stephanie Cannon

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Length 10 hours 10 minutes

Language English

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Don't let depression get in the way of the life you want to live!

Many people suffer from depression on a daily basis. The hard part is learning to live with it. Getting up and getting moving can seem like an insurmountable chore. You know you need to be productive but your brain just won't cooperate.

Getting It Done When You're Depressed offers 50 strategies to break the cycle of inactivity that so often accompanies depression. These strategies are practical and easily applicable for anyone trying to lead a lifetime of productivity, regardless of your mood.

In this revised edition, you'll find these strategies and more:
- Feel the depression--and do it anyway.
- Generate creativity.
- Allow time for positive results.
- Know when your brain is lying to you.
- Tips on differenciating depression from bipolar disorder.

It's time to come out from under your depression brain fog, create a daily structure, and feel great about yourself and your abilities again!

© 2021 Julie A. Fast; John D. Preston © 2021 DK Audio

Science & Technology Self-Improvement Health Nonfiction Psychology

Julie A. Fast has lived with depression all of her adult life. During most of that time she struggled with getting things done, until she developed and used the strategies described in this book. She created www.bipolarhappens.com in 2002, wrote books on mood disorders (including Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder and Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder with co-author John D. Preston) and currently works as a coach for family members and partners as well as a trainer for health care professionals. Julie is an award winning researcher and mental health educator who believes we all can find a way to live and work around a difficult brain. Julie lives with bipolar disorder, a psychotic disorder, anxiety, and a head injury.

John D. Preston, Psy.D., ABPP, is professor of psychology with Alliant International University, Sacramento, California. Dr. Preston is the author of 18 books on psychtherapy, psychopharmacology, spirituality and emotional healing, and neurobiology, among others. He is also the author of the "Drugs in Psychiatry" chapter in The Encyclopedia Americana.