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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
Fascinating. This changed the way I think about depression and anxiety.
hopeful
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inspiring
slow-paced
It was well-written and gave sources on information and actually told not to trust too much into anything and do your own research, which I think is important.
In a way, the book was disheartening and hopeful at the same time. There are so many things we as a society could do better and not to leave everything for the individual. I would say that it wasn’t so much of a self-help book as a way of looking into depression and mental health from the point of view of what actually needs to change.
Of course, there were ways how an individual could feel better and better their mental health but I feel like the message here was that things need to change on a much larger scale, and in the mean time people could do this and that.
In a way, the book was disheartening and hopeful at the same time. There are so many things we as a society could do better and not to leave everything for the individual. I would say that it wasn’t so much of a self-help book as a way of looking into depression and mental health from the point of view of what actually needs to change.
Of course, there were ways how an individual could feel better and better their mental health but I feel like the message here was that things need to change on a much larger scale, and in the mean time people could do this and that.
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useful informations but very much written by a white American liberal. lacks any radical insights into structural issues.
"It's no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a sick society"
I read this book based on recommendations by my friends and I have to admit I am a bit torn right now writing this review:
On one hand, I found this book very inspiring and it helped me quite a lot in understanding myself a bit more and in trying to find solutions for myself. I loved the insights and it really hit a mark.
BUT on the other hand, I found this book at parts very cheesy and overly "American"-ized, so to say. The metaphors and examples used are often like getting smacked into your head with a tree trunk. There's no subtlety and the writing is filled, at parts, with overly dramatic accentuations so I as a reader often felt like reading a biased diary of someone instead of an actual novel.
"Lost Connections" is definitely a book that I would recommend- and already have recommended- to other people but only with a "reading discretion": try to find the essence but don't get stuck in the sometimes terribly camp-y writing or get distracted by the very obvious and biased examples. Otherwise, it's a great read and I felt like I learned new things :)
I read this book based on recommendations by my friends and I have to admit I am a bit torn right now writing this review:
On one hand, I found this book very inspiring and it helped me quite a lot in understanding myself a bit more and in trying to find solutions for myself. I loved the insights and it really hit a mark.
BUT on the other hand, I found this book at parts very cheesy and overly "American"-ized, so to say. The metaphors and examples used are often like getting smacked into your head with a tree trunk. There's no subtlety and the writing is filled, at parts, with overly dramatic accentuations so I as a reader often felt like reading a biased diary of someone instead of an actual novel.
"Lost Connections" is definitely a book that I would recommend- and already have recommended- to other people but only with a "reading discretion": try to find the essence but don't get stuck in the sometimes terribly camp-y writing or get distracted by the very obvious and biased examples. Otherwise, it's a great read and I felt like I learned new things :)
Read this book! Whether you’re depressed, anxious, neither, both, or know someone who is.
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as someone who's been living with depression my whole life, and working with people experiencing mental illness for ten years, i think this book is going to change both my life and my practice. there are many arguments to be made for and against it, the haters are going to hate, the people who want to stomp on other peoples' grasp at happiness are going to put their boots on.
this book was the first thing i've read in a long time that gave me any sort of real hope. yes, in 2020--hope. it gave me ideas and excitement and some fucking hope.
this book was the first thing i've read in a long time that gave me any sort of real hope. yes, in 2020--hope. it gave me ideas and excitement and some fucking hope.