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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
Well, this book was unhelpful at its best, infuriating at its worst.
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Epic read, thought challenging and eye opening. Every chapter I was realising more and more.
Would urge anyone that’s been affected my depression or anxiety in their lives or even just an interest to understand, I’d urge you to pick this up!
Would urge anyone that’s been affected my depression or anxiety in their lives or even just an interest to understand, I’d urge you to pick this up!
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a genuinely interesting insight into depression and anxiety in the modern world. essential reading, in my opinion, for anyone who struggles with this kind of thing. which, as the book concludes, is most people in this god awful capitalist hell scape.
it is written in such way that it is accessible, but still addresses complex, intersectional issues with treating and surveying depression. i especially appreciated the frequent nods to poverty as a limiting factor for successful treatment, as often this is dismissed in books such as this. what a truly wonderful read!
it is written in such way that it is accessible, but still addresses complex, intersectional issues with treating and surveying depression. i especially appreciated the frequent nods to poverty as a limiting factor for successful treatment, as often this is dismissed in books such as this. what a truly wonderful read!
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Quite good. Bit cautious to accept any conclusions as gospel given the nature of the writing. I'm not a big fan of science communicators. Doubly skeptical of those who claim "Solutions" or finding "unexpected causes" without a research background. Humans are amazing at creating narratives and finding evidence, real and imagined, to back those narratives up.
That being said, I thought this book was excellent. With the frame of "don't take this as gospel" it drew together many threads around mental health I've been curious about. Im not even sure how you test the idea that "maybe if you work a shit job, some level of depression is an accurate response" but that blew my socks off. There's a thread I want to pull at around work and dehuminization. Its been touched on in other books like "Bullshit Jobs" but I don't think I've seen it robustly presented. If Marx wasnt such an overpoliticized joke, I'd start looking for answers there. Maybe I will finally read Das Capital anyways.
In all, read the book, be a bit skeptical, and appreciate that a well written book on mental health is making the rounds.
That being said, I thought this book was excellent. With the frame of "don't take this as gospel" it drew together many threads around mental health I've been curious about. Im not even sure how you test the idea that "maybe if you work a shit job, some level of depression is an accurate response" but that blew my socks off. There's a thread I want to pull at around work and dehuminization. Its been touched on in other books like "Bullshit Jobs" but I don't think I've seen it robustly presented. If Marx wasnt such an overpoliticized joke, I'd start looking for answers there. Maybe I will finally read Das Capital anyways.
In all, read the book, be a bit skeptical, and appreciate that a well written book on mental health is making the rounds.