Beyond Blue Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes

by Borchard, Therese

• ISBN13: 9781599951560
• ISBN10: 1599951568
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-06
• Publisher: Center Street

Summary

With laser wit and an infectious sense of humor, Borchard offers candid and refreshing insight into severe mood disorders, from depression to OCD.

Author Biography

Therese Boarchard resides in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband and two young children.

Table of Contents

Prelude: The Black Hole of Bile: It's Not Forever	p. XIII
Introduction: Confessions of a Holy Whackjob	p. XIX
Drink, Pray, Cry: My Story
Prayer, Piety, and Panic: Depression in My Younger Years	p. 3
Sanity Break: 9 Ways to Stop Obsessing	p. 15
BMI (Body Mass Issues): Depression in My Thighs	p. 18
Sanity Break: The Prison of Perfectionism	p. 25
Booze: The Quiet Car in My Very Loud Brain	p. 27
Sanity Break: 11 Ways You Know You're an Addict	p. 35
It's Depression: Naming the Pain	p. 36
Sanity Break: Love the Questions	p. 50
From the Maternity Ward to the Psych Ward: Four Simple Steps	p. 51
Sanity Break: 30 Ways Motherhood Is Like Mental Illness	p. 66
"Honey, I Think It's Time!": The Day I Cracked	p. 68
Sanity Break: How I Met My Guardian Angel	p. 84
Mind over Spoon: When Yoga and Meditation Aren't Enough	p. 88
Sanity Break: They Just Don't Get It	p. 107
The Land of Oz: My Happy Ending	p. 111
Sanity Break: Dear Kate: It Will Get Better	p. 123
Exuberance: What's Underneath the Bumps	p. 125
Beyond Blue: Or At Least Headed That Way
No Really, I'm Not Making It Up: Depression Is a Brain Disease	p. 133
Sanity Break: Oh Perseverance	p. 146
Work It, Girlfriend! My 12-Step Program	p. 147
Sanity Break: Guilt: My Confirmation Name	p. 169
Monkey Brains: Anxiety Under Construction	p. 172
Sanity Break: Jesus Says to Chill Out	p. 181
Filling In the Gap: My SEF (Self-Esteem File)	p. 182
Sanity Break: Love Her: My New Mantra	p. 190
When the World Overwhelms You and You Overwhelm the World: On Being Highly Sensitive	p. 192
Sanity Break: Four Steps to Better Boundaries	p. 203
Sorry, Wrong Number: Codependency and Boundaries	p. 205
Sanity Break: Use Your Words	p. 216
Risking Intimacy: Sex, Marriage, and Depression	p. 218
Sanity Break: On Marrying a Head Case	p. 226
The Least Harmful Addiction (Because I Have So Many)	p. 228
Epilogue: I, Too, Have a Dream	p. 237
Recommended Reading	p. 241
Acknowledgments	p. 243
Index	p. 249
About the Author	p. 257
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