Overcoming Depression: A Personal Journey

"The depressed mind is often like a torture chamber in which we are both the torturer and the tortured." These are the words of the author, Chris Lewis, who describes his journey from the torture chamber of depression to freedom.Chris Lewis is one of the 300 million people around the world alive today who have struggled with depression, and in this book he shares some of the secrets to his success in overcoming it. The author states that this is not meant to be a "how-to" book so much as a personal account of some of the lessons he has learned in his own journey with depression. It is written with the goal of being an encouragement and a help for people who are struggling with depression as well as a resource for people whose loved-ones are fighting it. In part 1 the author chronicles his own journey, and then he revisits it in poetic form in Part 2. In part 3 he shares many of the lessons that helped him to overcome this debilitating illness. Finally, at the end of the book, he gives advice to people whose loved-ones are struggling with depression, including some things not to say and do as well as advice as to how to be a more effective and positive support to their depressed loved ones.If you or someone you love is trying to overcome depression, you may find this short book a useful resource for the journey.