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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.76
EAN num: 9780060843793
ISBN number: 0060843799
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: August 01, 2006
Publishing house: HarperCollins
Release Date: August 08, 2006
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This was a really interesting book to read...even though my kids are older, 11 and 13, I found myself remembering how miserable I felt at times during their babyhoods. I started out as a stay-at-home mom and felt valueless and overwhelmed even though I knew that my babies were the most precious things in the world. My question throughout this book is...why does she assume that the depression came first? I believe that there are many happy women who become mothers, only to find out that it can be the most wearisome, intellectually unrewarding job. (Yes, I know, there are women who will think I'm horrible; I've heard it all before). But the reality is that just raising kids (no matter how much you love them and I love mine) can be very unrewarding for some women...perhaps they weren't depressed before but became depressed. This book focuses on women who are prone to depression, have experienced depression prior to having kids, and who have actually had serious depression episodes. I think that there are a whole bunch of women who fall into other categories. There are many mothers who love their kids but aren't that great at being housewives and on call 24/7...could depression be a natural outcome of total submission to family and kids at the expense of outside pursuits?
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This book is stunningly brilliant--it makes sense of all the new cutting-edge brain research, drawing on the author's many years as an investigative reporter. But it's also highly readable, utterly compelling, and wholly eloquent in tackling one of the taboo truths about mothers all over the world and especially in the developed West, where our to-do lists grow by the minute, our media tell us to count our blessings, and medical professionals often fail to address signs and symptoms of depression at an early stage. I am buying copies for everyone I know who is a mother, has a mother, or cares about mental health: In short, I want everyone to read this book! its message, ultimately, is rather hopeful and highlights the resilience and resourcefulness of mothers and children. I LOVED THIS BOOK.
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I suffer with depression and I have a young toddler. I found Ms Thompson's research and first-hand experience affirming and empowering. I will definitely read her very first book. Unfortunately I couldn't relate to the upper-middle class majority of women she spoke to and she only gave a passing mention to women like me who also have to deal with poverty and very limited acess (if at all) to quality psychiatric support or just decent counseling.
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The very first thing that struck me about this book was the title, specifically "struggling with depression". Thank you. As I fight my way back up for the fourth time since becoming a mother, the last thing I need is another chirpy book about "overcoming", "beating", or otherwise banishing depression forever. This is the very first book I've seen that acknowledges that, for at least some of us, it is a life-long fight.
Some reviewers have suggested that it's very upsetting to know that our depression is going to have a profound effect on our children. Perhaps that's why this is the very first time it's been addressed truthfully. I KNEW it was impacting my family, but not one single Doctor would admit it and help me find a way to minimize the damage. It's ridiculous to think that anything that causes a mother to suffer this deeply doesn't affect her family.
I found this book quite hopeful on two levels. The personal stories and interviews demonstrate that experiences I thought were mine alone are not unique. The people who had the courage to share also prove that this illness can be managed. What has been managed can be managed, and I am not alone in trying to find the right set of tools and skills. The other level that I find hopeful is the amount of research the author cites. There are people out there trying to figure this thing out.
The cliche of "the very first step is admitting there is a problem" is a cliche because it's true. As a culture we need to admit that Depression exists, many more people have it than we think, and it has a deep and lasting impact on our families and society at large. This book has the potential to be a big very first step.
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To the reader who was depressed by this book... depression is scary, especially to the person struggling with it everyday. If you have clinical depression, you can not make it go away be denying it is there. You must get out from under those covers and face it.
This book was so empowering to me because it showed that even when that seems like the impossible task you can still help your children make the best of themselves, and become strong and self sufficient. I found the stories touching, and really, quite familiar. I was so encouraged by the fact that there are women out there who are dealing with this disease just like me every day, and they are succeeding.
We all love our children dearly and don't want to hurt them, but we are imperfect individuals. It is a fact of life that we will at some point negatively impact our children's lives. Whether it be large or small it is going to happen. This book, when truly taken to heart, helps in so many ways to teach depressed mothers how to keep that hurt to a minimum. A+ Tracy Thompson, and thank you.
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