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Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope
by Johann Hari
For anyone who suffers from depression, anxiety disorders, or both, this book is a gamechanger. Johann Hari dispels all of the most common myths we have been fed about the major underlying causes of depression and instead, reveals the true roots as well as what we can do to take steps to improve these diagnoses. Undeniably the most common myth about the root cause of depression is that it is a chemical imbalance--that it isn't our fault because the brains of people who suffer from depression are lacking serotonin. So, the prescribed cure for this has always been antidepressants (SSRIs, most commonly), which, the author demonstrates, through pointing to evidence, is actually a bunch of rubbish. He spends the rest of the book (patiently) explaining and proving why.
Through a series of chapters, the author, a journalist, deconstructs and de-bunks the narratives people with depression and anxiety disorders have been fed for years by everyone--doctors, the media, self-help "gurus," and so on. He dedicates chapters to often-ignored but evidence-based underlying causes, such as: loneliness; a disconnection from nature and from our tribes in favour of materialism and Facebook; a highly individualized Western culture that's all about "me me me," and much, much more.
Unlike other books on the subject, the author doesn't simply say "Here's our problem, and it's getting worse. Okay, bye!" He is also quick to point out "Look, just because this experiment I told you about worked for these people, I'm not telling you that the answer is to run out and do the exact same thing." He points to the fact that a multiplicity of approaches is needed and that this will look different for everyone.
If you're sick of the endless drove of how-to books about depression that endlessly harp on about looking in the mirror and saying "I love you" to your reflection, and want a book that deconstructs the real reasons why depression occurs--and how to set about repairing it in yourself--this book is essential reading.
Through a series of chapters, the author, a journalist, deconstructs and de-bunks the narratives people with depression and anxiety disorders have been fed for years by everyone--doctors, the media, self-help "gurus," and so on. He dedicates chapters to often-ignored but evidence-based underlying causes, such as: loneliness; a disconnection from nature and from our tribes in favour of materialism and Facebook; a highly individualized Western culture that's all about "me me me," and much, much more.
Unlike other books on the subject, the author doesn't simply say "Here's our problem, and it's getting worse. Okay, bye!" He is also quick to point out "Look, just because this experiment I told you about worked for these people, I'm not telling you that the answer is to run out and do the exact same thing." He points to the fact that a multiplicity of approaches is needed and that this will look different for everyone.
If you're sick of the endless drove of how-to books about depression that endlessly harp on about looking in the mirror and saying "I love you" to your reflection, and want a book that deconstructs the real reasons why depression occurs--and how to set about repairing it in yourself--this book is essential reading.