Scan barcode
A review by vrog12
Depression the Comedy: A Tale of Perseverance by Jessica Holmes
4.0
A super-relatable collection of stories illustrating depression from a first-hand perspective.
I saw Jess as a speaker at a recent conference and she had such a straightforward, realistic way of communicating the ways that her depression manifested and the effects on her life. I bought her book so that I could find out more about her story.
This is not a life story, nor a self-help book, but I think it does a great job of showing what depression looked like for her. There were a few memorable quotes for me:
This was a fun (yes, fun) read about depression and I think it was very eye-opening. It's not meant to solve everyone's problems but I think it personalizes mental health in a way that is important.
I saw Jess as a speaker at a recent conference and she had such a straightforward, realistic way of communicating the ways that her depression manifested and the effects on her life. I bought her book so that I could find out more about her story.
This is not a life story, nor a self-help book, but I think it does a great job of showing what depression looked like for her. There were a few memorable quotes for me:
A little part of me wishes I could have warned him back on that first date that those were mentally healthy years for me, and that eventually it would all start going downhill.Jess was the first person to be able to show me examples of CBT and mindfulness/grounding being put to use in a real situation - before, I never understood how CBT could help me because nobody ever explained how to really use it; I am very familiar with the science behind it and the general concepts, but I clearly missed the step on translation to real life. Another idea that stuck with me is that mental health takes daily "work" to maintain. I can relate that to physical fitness, playing an instrument, or practicing a sport, but for some reason I never connected those as similar concepts.
Please let this be the place that allows me to stop ending every day with an apology.
This was a fun (yes, fun) read about depression and I think it was very eye-opening. It's not meant to solve everyone's problems but I think it personalizes mental health in a way that is important.