Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393346080 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Paul Allaer said Sobering tale of what it's like to live with depression. I have to admit I didn't know much, ok anything, about Sally Brampton, before picking up this book. Brampton was a successful writer, columnist and founding editor of (British) "Elle" magazine. Then her world fell apart.In "Shoot the Damn Dog" (Sobering tale of what it's like to live with depression I have to admit I didn't know much, ok anything, about Sally Brampton, before picking up this book. Brampton was a successful writer, columnist and founding editor of (British) "Elle" magazine. Then her world fell apart.In "Shoot the Damn Dog" (326 pages), the author bring. "Sobering tale of what it's like to live with depression" according to Paul Allaer. I have to admit I didn't know much, ok anything, about Sally Brampton, before picking up this book. Brampton was a successful writer, columnist and founding editor of (British) "Elle" magazine. Then her world fell apart.In "Shoot the Damn Dog" (Sobering tale of what it's like to live with depression I have to admit I didn't know much, ok anything, about Sally Brampton, before picking up this book. Brampton was a successful writer, columnist and founding editor of (British) "Elle" magazine. Then her world fell apart.In "Shoot the Damn Dog" (326 pages), the author bring. 26 pages), the author bring. 6 pages), the author bring. RuHardcore Truth Ru4truth I suffer from depression and have been helped via medication. When I read this book (just from the "look inside" option) I was in tears - this it the brutal truth of what it feels like to be depressed. I ordered it immediately not because I want to remember/revisit the emo. truth said Hardcore Truth. I suffer from depression and have been helped via medication. When I read this book (just from the "look inside" option) I was in tears - this it the brutal truth of what it feels like to be depressed. I ordered it immediately not because I want to remember/revisit the emo. Wonderful. Teresa Such a brave book to write. Having suffered serious bouts of depression, it actually frightened me how often I felt I identified with her experiences, and just how close hers were to my own - only she has put it all in to words far better than I could ever dream of doing.
A searing, raw memoir of depression that is ultimately uplifting and inspiring.A successful magazine editor and prize-winning journalist, Sally Brampton launched Elle magazine in the UK in 1985. But behind the successful, glamorous career was a story that many of her friends and colleagues knew nothing about—her ongoing struggle with severe depression and alcoholism. This book will resonate with any person whose life has been haunted by depression, at the same time offering help and understanding to those whose loved ones suffer from this debilitating condition.. Beyond her personal story, Brampton offers practical advice to all those affected by this illness. Brampton's is a candid, tremendously honest telling of how she was finally able to "address the elephant in the room," and of a culture that sends the overriding message that people who suffer from depression are somehow responsible for their own illness. She offers readers a unique perspective of depression from the inside that is at times wrenching, but ultimately inspirational
She also teaches fashion at the Fashion Institute. . Sally Brampton lives in London and is a highly acclaimed novelist, columnist, and journalist
Unfortunately, she was one of the many with treatment-resistant depression—high-tech pharmaceuticals just didn't work for her. By midlife, she had a successful, creative career, many close friends and a lovely daughter. From Publishers Weekly A British fashion industry insider, Brampton wrote for Vogue and the Observer before launching Elle magazine in the U.K. Everything was going fabulously—until she fell apart. Brampton is particularly good at describing the currently favored therapies, like cognitive behavioral therapy, positive psychology and cogniti