Happy: How to Manage Depression and Anxiety Without Big Pharma
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Rating | : | 4.23 (549 Votes) |
Asin | : | B073VYRZ8Q |
Format Type | : | |
Number of Pages | : | 482 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-08-17 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"This is a gem of a book!" according to yogidoakie. I drank in this book in two bedtime sessions and hated to put it down, but sleep equals happiness for me! It is straightforward and unabashed, yet filled with love and enthusiastic encouragement. It is also chock full of personal anecdotes most of us can relate to, and a plethora of self care techniques to suit all tastes and needs, to support a range of emotional challenges from acute panic, to generalized anxiety and severe depression. Many ideas presented here, are ones I am familiar with from my own journey, but I learned about some new treasures as well, and Joell kindly provi. Why You Should Read HAPPY -- the Alternative to Big Pharma Amazon Customer Direct, accessible, personal -- yet universal -- Joell Ann Jacob’s first book, Happy, is not only a personal chronicle of her struggle to be happy and overcome Depression. For so many of us, it's a lifetime quest. Her suggestions for beating “The big D” without the assist of “Big Pharma” are numerous, tried and true solutions. The tone is chatty and conversational, the voice rings true. Ms. Jacobs is motivated by a desire to help others, which I believe is a goal achieved in a truthful and readable way. For anybody seeking alternative methods to thwart. "Excellent Resource" according to Dale Griffith. For anyone living with depression or anxiety, Joell Jacobs offers an array of alternatives from traditional medical options. Never preachy, Jacobs couples her experiential knowledge with researched data, offering, quite frankly, something for everyone. From acupuncture to hiking to tapping, this little volume presents practical tools for healing. I strongly believe "Happy" should be shared with therapists, educators, and medical practitioners. Before popping a pill, it might be wise to try some happy solutions.
Everyone is unique. Happy is a simple guide for anyone interested in learning more about practical, yet non-conventional tools and techniques to live a more balanced and comfortable life. I hope my stories help.. They work for me. Everyone needs to be their own advocate and do what is right for them. We all have burdens to bear. Too many people suffer depression and anxiety in silence and frustration. Whether you take antidepressants or not, I offer information and ideas to inspire your personal empowerment toward feeling better no matter what. I've always been a private person, but I'm daring to share some of my personal and sometimes awkward stories to help you and others who suffer understand that you are not alone and that there are lots of ways for many people to feel better without taking pharmaceutical antidepressant medicines. I share some of the ways I've learned to continually grow and move beyond these issues while alleviating my symptoms as naturally as possible. Through my stories, I'll show you I'm living proof that they can work. Maybe they can help you too. I've lived with depression and anxiety my whole life, and with those came a plethora of ways it manifested; OCD, IBS, leaky gut, low self-esteem, victim mentality, procrastination, self-loathing, etc. To be clear, I respect the value of pharmaceutical drugs when they work and have many friends who use them to find relie