Dorothy Rowe ist eine weltbekannte Psychologin und Schriftstellerin, deren Arbeit unser Verständnis von Depression und Glück neu gestaltet hat. Sie bietet einen Weg für Menschen, die an Depressionen leiden, die Kontrolle über ihr Leben zu übernehmen und dessen Gefängnis für immer zu verlassen. Rowe erklärt, wie jeder von uns in einer von uns selbst geschaffenen Bedeutungswelt lebt, und wendet diese Erkenntnis auf entscheidende Lebensbereiche wie emotionalen Stress, Glück, das Altern und zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen an. Ihre Arbeit befreit uns von irreführenden Narrativen, die von Experten für psychische Gesundheit und Politiker, die die Kontrolle behalten wollen, aufrechterhalten werden könnten.
A superb distillation of the wisdom of one of Britain's most admired writers on the human condition, which gives insights and comfort on some of the most difficult aspects of identity and self-esteem, fear, depression and unhappiness, coping with people, power, agreed, guilt and selfishness and getting older.
Depression is the experience of a terrible isolation, of being alone in a prison. But by understanding how we build the prison of depression we can dismantle it for ever. Dorothy Rowe gives us a way of understanding depression, allowing us to take charge of our lives. She shows it is not an illness requiring drugs but a defence we use to hold ourselves together when we feel our lives falling apart. This bestselling book, now in its second edition, contains the stories of people who have left the prison of depression and changed their lives for ever.
Dorothy Rowe shows us how to live more comfortably and creatively within ourselves by achieving a fuller understanding of how we experience our existence and how we perceive the threat of its annihilation.
As well as discussing the meaning of depression, examining why it is hard to effect change, and describing the journey towards freedom from depression, the author also looks at other interpretations of depression, and at the way drugs are often wrongfully used. By the author of "Successful Self".
'I remember feeling very isolated. For a while I became convinced that I was set apart. Everyone seemed so well and confident. I marvelled that they were able to get through the day.'Joan had a happy family and a nice home, but saw no point in living further. Mary feared that no one would notice if she died. John desperately needed someone to talk to following the death of a close friend. Joe tried to murder the girl he loved. And Dave's aggression went either against himself or against the world.Depression is the greatest isolation we can experience, a prison which we build for ourselves. Just as we build it, however, so we can unlock the door and let ourselves out. In 'Choosing Not Losing', eminent psychologist Dorothy Rowe draws on her experiences with a number of patients who were referred to her for treatment. Their stories show that the lives of even those in the depths of depression 'can' change.A sympathetic and immensely valuable book, full of insight into the often strange and moving world of suffering inhabited by the depressive, 'Choosing Not Losing' will give hope to all who read it.
