The Mindful Way through Depression
Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (purchase includes audio CD narrated by Jon Kabat-Zinn)
by Jon Kabat-Zinn · first published 2007
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Practical 8-week mindfulness meditation program with a CD of guided practices, often recommended as a starting point for people dealing with low mood, recurring unhappiness, or daily stress.
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Drawing on the collective wisdom of four mindfulness experts, this volume offers effective relief from the most prevalent psychological disorder: clinical depression.
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…and B and B12 levels, all these greatly contribute to depressed moods. Finally I'll recommend a book that has helped me break away from the idea that I am what I feel/how I feel. https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Way-Through-Depression-Unhapp... I hope this helps. You're not alone. Many have been in your shoes. Take care of yourself friend.
on “Ask HN: How to cope with job hunting and depression?” ↗…contents." http://themindfulnessblog.com/mindfulness-meditation-a-path-... It's worth exploring other ways of interacting with your emotions. Mindful meditation has been successful for me. If you're interested, the book "The Mindful Way through Depression" is a great starting point. http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Way-through-Depression-Unhappi...
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on “HN Help: I'm lost” ↗Meditation can help The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness http://books.google.com/books?id=uE-HjrA2yJIC&printsec=f...
on “Ask HN: Having emotional breakdown ” ↗For me, The Mindful Way Through Depression was a good starting point. I was never really depressed, but I feel that without that book, I might have gotten to the point of real depression. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindful-Way-Through-Depression-Unhap...…
on “Tuning out: How brains benefit from meditation” ↗…range of different possible semantics for common concepts in programming languages I was able to learn new languages much more easily and easily spot bugs that I would otherwise spent hours on. "The Mindful Way through Depression" and the accompanying CD with guided meditations taught me to meditate and meditation forever changed the way I react do difficult situations. "Starting Strength" taught me correct exercise technique…
on “What one book could give me a new, useful superpower?” ↗…discomfort of the message, we try to shoot the messenger and end up shooting ourselves in the foot." If the above blocks in quotation marks sound familiar to you, I suggest picking up a copy of the book "The Mindful Way Through Depression"[0] Full disclosure: I'm reading this book right now, as it was recommended to me by a counselor a few years back. I also am not a psychiatrist (or lawyer, or doctor). [0]http://www.amazon.com/The-Mindful-Way-through-Depression/dp/...
on “Ask HN: How do you stop regretting?” ↗Talent Is Overrated - Geoff Colvin ( Theory from Anders Ericsson ) The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Introvert Advantage - Marti Olsen Laney The Mindful Way Through Depression - Mark Williams et al. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
on “Ask HN: What are some books that changed how you think?” ↗…day-to-day difficulty. These resources can become a bit hidden by the daily grind. Digging them up and allocating time for them might be useful. Secondly, if you're a reader I think Jon Kabat-Zinn's book The Mindful Way through Depression is an excellent intro to meditation. Don't be put off by the title -- it's useful for more than just depression. It's a decent read, is very secular in tone, offers various ways in to thinking about…
on “Ask HN: Advice using Stoicism/Meditation/Zen Buddhism,etc. to buildup resilience” ↗…its title, the book aims to give some logic behind mindfulness meditation. If specifically you have been dealing with chronic low mood as a result of your life shattering crisis, I'd also recommend "The Mindful Way Through Depression". If that isn't an issue for you, I personally enjoy Jon Kabat Zinn's writing in general so I'd research and pick up one of his books. Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield are some others…
on “Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect?” ↗For those interested in evidence based meditation for treating mental illness, I suggest the following video and book. The mindful way through depression: Zindel Segal at TEDxUTSC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A4w3W94ygA The book that the talk is based on: https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Way-Through-Depression-Unhapp...
on “The Impact of Meditating Every Day” ↗To those who suffer from depression, I recommend the book _The Mindful Way Through Depression_ ( http://amzn.to/dmoI3f ) It's a practical guide to meditation and dealing with emotions.
on “A Guide to Meditation for the Rest of Us” ↗…run, they are there and you gotta find a way to deal with and manage them if you want to move your life forward. Meditation/mindfulness can be extremely helpful in this regard. I'd highly recommend "The Mindful Way Through Depression" to learn some techniques to help. The goal here should be to catch yourself sooner when you're thinking unhelpful thoughts instead of marinating in them for a long period of time (and creating a more…
on “Have we overestimated the effectiveness of psychotherapy?” ↗This sounds a LOT like me -- exactly the way I used to think (and still sometimes do). What's really helped me turn around was a realization I got from a book, "The Mindful Way through Depression." Tell me if the below description sounds familiar. I treated my frustrations with my life just like I treated any other problem. I put my life under the microscope and considered carefully which areas…
on “Ask HN: Please, help me understand what I am doing wrong.” ↗…recently by a couple of very qualified people, specifically to overcome the problem of the relapse of depression. It's based on the practice of "Mindful meditation" and the book (with CD) is called "The Mindful Way Through Depression". The program lasts 8 weeks. You'll do exercises everyday and you'll learn the tool(s) to stop any relapse right when it threatens to take over your life again. And there's scientific proof that this…
on “Ask HN: Why keep living?” ↗