 | Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns
Buy new: £3.94 / Used from: £2.22 Excellent book - I read it in 8 months on and off due to my symptoms of only managing a few pages at a time - now reread parts when needed - it is covered in notes and scribbles - esp pages 42-43
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 | The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness: Guided Meditation Practices for the Mindful Way Through Depression by J. Mark G. Williams
Buy new: £6.10 / Used from: £13.84 Working through this slowly - meditation helps your head slow down when its in overdrive.
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 | The Drama of Being a Child : The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £1.94 I got lent a very old 1989 copy - and was so impressed I bought the 1997 edition - it is a deep book , but I recommend it.
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 | Patrick Holford's New Optimum Nutrition Bible: The Book You Have to Read If You Care About Your Health by Patrick Holford
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £6.97 This is very good - tells you to take omega 3 fish oils, stop caffeine etc , diet information and B vitamins etc that can be useful
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 | Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
Buy new: £4.51 / Used from: £3.80 Rather good book - I didnt know what co-dependency was.
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 | Achieving Emotional Literacy by Claude Steiner
Buy used from: £10.00 I have found this extremely useful - mainly relationship based but Goleman has written several books on this subject
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 | Overcoming Depression and Low Mood: A Five Areas Approach by Dr Chris Williams
Buy new: £19.70 / Used from: £22.64 Partner to book No 17. in my list - this does have some repetition of sections - but they are geared more to the depression side of things - again very simple to read
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 | Depressive illness-curse of the strong by Tim Cantopher
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £4.29 Recommended by a therapist - give this book to friends or relatives who have no idea whats going on in your head - wish I had this book 8 months ago - explained and identified a lot of symptoms.
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 | The Fragrant Mind: Aromatherapy for Personality, Mind, Mood and Emotion by Valerie Ann Worwood
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.23 Aromatherapy does work believe it or not - this is a good guide to aromatherapy - you should only use oils that you like the smell of - get oils in chemists or health food shops
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 | Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential by Caroline M. Myss
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £3.64 On my mission to help myself I will try anything! Myss talks about archetypes from Jung theory and how it 'spiritually' helps see life as challenges
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 | Moleskine Pocket Ruled Notebook
Buy new: £2.92 / Used from: £5.17 I bought a notebook to write how I was feeling day to day - useful especially when you go back and reread stuff and realize how far youve come.
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 | Sivananda Beginner's Guide to Yoga (Sivananda Yoga Centre) by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £4.98 Yoga is really good for destressing and taking your mind off things as youre so busy getting the poses right - a class is extremely useful if you can manage it.
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 | Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Buy new: £4.09 / Used from: £3.49 Vipassana awareness meditation - facing reality and coping with what you find - gentle and thorough
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 | Teach Yourself Managing Stress (TY Health & Well Being) by Terry Looker
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £1.51 Relatively simple book on how stress occurs and how to calm down a bit. DEEP breathing.
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