Meghan Decker

Most books by professionals on depression have anecdotes written by the author. Those only give the professional perspective and the wonderful results achieved by their method.

This one is much better. It has essays written by those who are depressed, which gives a totally different, and more valuable perspective. Occasionally the author gives a epilogue. This different approach made the book for me.

Marilyn Vos Savant: “You once answered a question about a broken heart, but what does one do with a broken spirit. Can it be repaired?”
She answered, “To me, the major difference between a broken hear and a broken spirit is that people break hearts and time mends them; but time breaks spirits, and people mend them. My suggestion is that you take any broken spirit you know and expose it repeatedly to the light of as many warm personalities as possible.” (Page 95)

“Willa Cather wrote; ‘There are only two or three great human stories and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.’” (Page 181)… (mehr)