Counseling Mom

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Read anything by Ellen Hopkins. She is an incredible writer.
Her books are:
Crank
Glass
Impulse
Burned
and Identical

I suggest conception impulse first
it’s about three kids who attempted
suicide and they are now
in a treatment center

prosperity says:

I am 50 but have most of my life I was depressed. I really listened to this on CD but you can get the book if you like. It is from Abraham-Hicks “The Incredible Power Of Your Emotions”. If you don’t know just e-mail me but remind me of your question so I can come back & re-mind myself of the whole tale….this will change your life….I have been conception self-help books since I was 14 so I do have social class & I am not sure if you can just pick right up on this or if social class is needes so question me if you need help…all can benefit if they learn about this…You will be fine.

dtwarwick says:

Learned Optimism – by Martin Selgiman (past president of the APA)

FLOW – by Mihaly CsikSzentmihalyi (name might be off)

Star Power says:

Yes I have read several books I loved that have helped me personally with depression. I have also a wide range of materials I read for my job about mental health, and I would suggest looking for help from a resource center you may have in your area, that may even have trained counselors available to talk to for free. Plus there are 1 800 numbers that are there to help public who are in crisis. It depends upon where you are, or I would suggest more specific places- but look in your local buzz book, where there is nearly always a ******* prevention number on the front page.
You can also talk to your doctor about your symptoms of depression, and get a physical check up to know if the depression is caused by any physical factors.
I realize that you said you are already receiving help, but I wanted to cover some of these bases with you first. Not only am I going to suggest resources to you, I am going to suggest ways for you to access your own inner resources or your ability to help yourself. That is why they call them self help books- go browse through some in the book store and find what appeals to you.
It might sound kind of amusing that I am going to suggest a book for you, called “The Artists Way” by Julia Cameron that is not even about depression at all,it is really about developing your potential for creative living- which if you reckon about it, is the very opposite direction of depression. By using the resources in this book I have learned to connect with my self in a way that has led me to care better for myself, and learn hidden talents and abilities I didnt reckon I was excellent at before. It is a book about being an artist, which might not sound relevant if you are not an artist or dont reckon you would want to be, but at the start of the book, the author describes her belief that EVERYONE is creative. Being a creative person does not always mean doing arts and crafts (which are really very remedial and can help to process through the sometimes very complicated material we have inside of us) . The book talks about creative living as a way of notch ourselves to joy, playfulness, and tie surrounded by ourselves and with others, living more consciously, and in line with our own values. These, I reckon are foundational aspects to look at for learning the reason why you feel depressed.
When we look for material further than ourself to fill the emptiness and pain- whether through alcohol drugs, friends lovers, tv video games, work or anything like that, it is not going to be a key with lasting regard- and ordinarily just leads to addiction to the business we thought would help us, and disappointment with that, then driven deeper into depression.
For me, personally, this has meant a very thorough self examination of my values and beliefs about myself. Very much like in the 12 steps programs for overcoming addictions, we make a fearless and complete values inventory, and make restitution where we have done incorrect to others. In our depressive states we can be very destructive towards others too. Sometimes we have to come back to our right values, as we realize:” I cant stay in this abusive relationship any longer”. That is one example of what you might find from doing an inventory of yourself. Sometimes these are really the sources we find for why we are so mad at ourselves- since we have allowed abuse to happen to us, then make ourselves suffer again by blaming our self. Let me give reasons for it this way: depression is rage that is turned inward hostile to the self. You need to learn to be assertive and to work on rage management in tie with depression.

To meaningfully address the depression and the roots of your self destructive behaviour, I would advise looking surrounded by to find you inner creative self as a means success the potential in you that you are meant to live a excellent, healthy, and pleased productive life- whatever those things may mean to you as you mark out them. Hope this helps : )