Half-Empty Heart A Supportive Guide to Breaking Free from Chronic Discontent: Overcome Low-Grade Depression Once and for All

Name: Half-Empty Heart A Supportive Guide to Breaking Free from Chronic Discontent: Overcome Low-Grade Depression Once and for All
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ISBN: 9780312307967

ISBN-10: 0312307969

ISBN-13: 9780312307967

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Alan Downs

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Finally, help for the millions of people suffering from low-grade depression, also known as dysthymia or chronic discontent. Frustrated. Irritable. Discouraged. Fed up. These are among the feelings experienced by millions of people suffering from low-grade depression. Often erroneaously attributed to a negative attitude or laziness, this common condition saps feelings of happiness, contentment, and passion, and frequently goes undiagnosed. The Half-Empty Heart is a powerful and practical book that explains how the condition takes hold--and presents simple yet profound ways to overcome it for good. Using anecdotes from his private practice as well as quizzes, checklists, exercises, and a…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 1/20/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Alan Downs, Ph.D., is a psychologist and the author of four previous titles on psychology and business. He has a private therapy and consulting practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico.



Acknowledgments


Preface: Dysthymia Is the Disease of Chronic Discontent



When Normal Is Below Par



Why Does the Happiness Never Seem to Last?



A High Emotional Threshold



A Deep Hunger



The Early Seeds of Discontent



Excuse Me, Where's the Nearest Exit?



The Comeback Kid



Chronic Discontent and You (How's It Shaping Your Life?)



Withdrawal Games (How Do You Play?)



The Legends of Discontent (Do You Believe?)



Discontented Relationships (Which Ones Do You Keep?)



Remembered Feelings (Are They Controlling Your Life?)



Living Richly: 5 Weeks to Feeling Better How to Get Started



How Do You Withdraw?



Getting Your Groove Back



What You Remember



Neutralizing the Shame



Building Emotionally Honest Relationships



A Note to Psychotherapists: Treating Clients with Chronic Discontent


Index