A Day Called Hope: A Personal Journey Beyond Depression - Brossura

O'Callaghan, Gareth

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0340826487 ISBN 13: 9780340826485

Casa editrice: Hodder Paperback, 2003

Riassunto

For several years, Gareth O'Callaghan, one of Ireland's most popular broadcasters, suffered from severe depression. No one guessed that the moment he was off air, he would retreat to his bed, sometimes with thoughts of suicide, and barely able to function as a husband and father of three small children. In this candid and courageous account, he describes the nightmare he and his family lived through for so long. He looks back to his childhood where he believes the low selfesteem he suffered took root and traces a pattern common to so many. As soon as he was diagnosed, Gareth began a determined fight back to health. Now fully recovered and no longer on anti-depressants, he has emerged with a deep understanding of how depression takes hold - and how to loosen its grasp. Here he shares his wisdom, insight, practical knowledge, and firm convictions in a mission to spread hope to all those affected by it.

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Recensione

'a moving account of overcoming depression' (Good Housekeeping 20030601)

'an intensely honest and personal account' (Dublin Daily 20030601)

READER LETTER

'I read your book last night and for the first time in twelve long, lonely years I got healing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.' (20030601)

READER LETTER

'I've read all the books I could find on depression. Been there, bought the T-shirt, as they say. Few of them told me little if anything. A Day Called Hope shocked and stunned me into a state of hopefulness and discovery. You could have removed your own name and replaced it mine! Everything you speak about mirrors the way I felt. What an amazing book! Thank you for the experience of reading it.' (20030601)

READER LETTER

'I am a doctor, and was rather sceptical when I heard you had written a book about depression. I must apologise for my scepticism. Your words have taught me more about the private, painful experience of depression than twenty years as a practising GP. I am now insisting that my patients read your book and then we talk about their depressions afterwards. You have made a doctor's task that much more manageable.' (20030601)

READER LETTER

'My brother committed suicide last year. I only wish your book had been available sooner, as I believe he may have identified and connected with your feelings and beliefs about this awful condition.' (20030601)

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'I couldn't put your book down. I started reading it at 10 o'clock last night and finished it shortly after 4 o'clock this morning. Tears are streaming down my face as I write. I know this book will save many lives, and will help many others to change their lives for the better. Already it's begun to help me with my life.' (20030601)

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'This has been the greatest breath of fresh air that I've experienced since taking my first
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'Please keep writing about this awful condition. Your insight into the "stuck syndrome" is nothing short of enlightening. I've never met anyone with the ability to put words on feelings that I haven't been able to understand for years.' (20030601)

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'I bought your book for my girlfriend. For the past year it's as if she doesn't want to know me. Since reading A Day Called Hope, she accepts now she is suffering from depression. She's determined to get over it, thanks to what she has read.' (20030601)

L'autore

Gareth O'Callaghan is a Irish radio broadcaster known throughout Ireland for his lively radio afternoon show on 2FM. He has been a radio DJ for twenty years, after having spent time working for a department store, in insurance and briefly joining the priesthood. He has qualified as a master practitioner in neurolinguistic psychology and now travels Ireland giving talks to doctors and support groups on the subject of depression. He has three daughters and lives in North Dublin.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Hodder Paperback
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0340826487
• ISBN 13: 9780340826485
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 208
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile