Is it Weird in Here or is it Just Me? A Real-time and First-hand Account of Depression for Families, Friends and Carers
'Is it weird in here or is it just me?' is a book will give you more of an insight into depression than any other you’ll ever read on the illness. If you are caring for someone with depression or you’re a parent and would like to arm yourself with accurate knowledge of its symptoms, then this book lets you experience the illness from a remarkably honest perspective. For some reason (perhaps known only to God), the author was given an opportunity to write extensively about his depression wh
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A DEFINITE must-buy,
This is the first time I’ve ever written a review for a book, let alone give it top marks, so that’ll give you an indication of what I thought about this book called Is It Weird in Here or is it Just Me.
I must have read hundreds of books on depression in an effort to try and help my son who’s now in his early twenties and help me understand what’s going on with him. This is the FIRST (believe me, it’s true) book that has made such a big impact upon me and my relationship with my son, and it sounds corny I know, but it’s also the first one where I’ve laughed, cried and learned so much all in one hit.
The author said that his book is unlike any other book on depression and he’s right. The perspective of one who is writing the book while he’s suffering and hospitalised is just extraordinary. And knowing what my son has been through, I don’t know how the author wrote it, but I’m extremely glad he did. When you read the book, it’ll be almost like you know him, that’s how personal it gets – but that’s a good thing. In fact, I think it’s necessary.
This should be compulsory reading for anyone who’s caring for someone with depression or a mood disorder. I’m not sure whether the author is marketing this book elsewhere, but if he isn’t he most definitely should be, because everyone should read it, not just those of us lucky enough to have a Kindle or other ebook reader.
I just can’t get over this book – it’s made such an impact on me… Trust me, if you’re caring for someone with depression, this is the book you need to read. I stumbled across it, bought it `just in case’ it was good, and it was brilliant. To the author, my son and I thank you.
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|This book describes what depression is *really* like!!,
I can’t express how much I want you to read this book. Rod has written down what is truly going on in the mind of a depressed person, and what is most remarkable is that he wrote it while he was himself in the middle of a *deep* clinical depression, He describes what depressed persons think about (it’s really all they do), what their suffering is really like, as they experience their worst days.
He also describes their good days, and at least one or two things that can help a depressed person have one. My personal favorite is the observation (and I am paraphrasing an entire chapter here) that “affirmations don’t generally work for a depressive, but having a depressed person recollect previous good moments in their life, when they had done something of value to themselves, can be a transformative experience for them”
I am very grateful to Rod for writing this book. I hope everyone who suffers depression and all of their friends, family, and medical professionals get to read this book. It will truly, truly, truly help them battle this terrible thing that is depression.
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|This is a MUST read,
Like the two reviewers before me, I found this book to be excellent and certainly one of the best I’ve read on depression. The author’s narrative is quite engaging and disarmingly entertaining which, given what he’s going through and the nature of the struggle, makes his message even more memorable and powerful. This is definitely NOT a book for those who are in the depths of depression to read – its clearly a book meant for carers and others who wish to know what its like to have depression and too understand and it does what it sets out to do very well. Even though my wife has gone through a couple of bad episodes while we’ve been married, I still learnt something by reading this book – even though I think I’ve become an expert over the years, having read so many books on the subject. The author wrote at the start of the book that every person who knows someone with depression should read this book. My thought then was that this might be overstating its importance, however I must say after reading it all, I actually agree with the author. Its well and truly a must read in my opinion. Stay strong everyone.
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