Hello Tayla, (and wave to Quercus)
I have not read this book but just looked it up. It sounds interesting. Books with similar titles can be confusing so can you confirm the authors' names please. The authors of the book I looked up are (author) Michael E. Thase, (author)
Susan S. Lang.
As I said, I have only read the blurb. It has a huge content by the sound of it and I can see how you could feel overwhelmed by this. Your suggestion of reading a chapter a day sounds good. When we are depressed it is hard to read books of this nature especially when we try to take it in with one gulp. Even aiming for one chapter a day may be too much.
What I have found helpful is to write notes as I read or at the end of a chapter. You will often find the book prompts questions from you and it's good to discuss these with your psychiatrist. Write them down so you will not forget them. We all think we will remember what we have read but alas that's not the case. Being depressed is hard enough and attempting to take in information from a book can be very tiring.
I suggest another series of books. The author is Bev Aisbett who wrote about anxiety, the IT books. Much of the books are relative to depression also. To read one book straight through would take less than hour. It's written in small bits with some amusing but pointed cartoons. The first book is Living with IT, the second Living IT up followed by Letting IT go. IT in the these titles refers to anxiety but I found it equally applicable to depression. Aisbett also wrote Taming the Black Dog which is specifically about depression. I found the first three most. helpful.
I find it useful to laugh about many things and I believe these books are great for this. They are serious books but so readable and I definitely found them applicable to me. Have a go. You may then find it easier to read the book suggested by your psychiatrist.
Mary
