 | Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think by Christine A Padesky
Buy new: £12.36 / Used from: £8.79 If you only buy one book, make it this one. The techniques really work and they're decribed in a way that's easy to understand with lots of blank worksheets to fill in. Highly recommended.
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 | Climbing Out of Depression by Sue Atkinson
Buy new: £5.09 / Used from: £2.00 A gentle and easy-to-read book. It introduces lots of different ways of helping yourself, so is a good starting point.
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 | Depressive illness-curse of the strong by Tim Cantopher
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.42 Not a self-help book as such, but it really helped me understand the illness and the need to be kind to myself. Aimed at people with stress-related depression.
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 | Beat Depression and Reclaim Your Life by Alexandra Massey
Buy new: £6.82 / Used from: £2.75 Another fairly gentle book yet packed with useful tips and insight. Particularly good if your depression was triggered by some kind of loss.
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 | Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns
Buy new: £4.46 / Used from: £1.90 This book is very comprehensive, but not particularly user-friendly - you need a clear head to tackle it. Recommended for milder depression or for people already familiar with CBT.
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 | Depression for Dummies (US Edition) by Laura L. Smith
Buy new: £8.97 / Used from: £3.41 Another very comprehensive book with an especially good section on preventing relapse.
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 | The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook (Anxiety & Phobia Workbook) by Edmund J. Bourne
Buy new: £12.78 / Used from: £5.78 If you suffer from anxiety as well as depression, this book is a godsend. Tackles all the common anxiety disorders with lots of ways to overcome them.
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 | How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention by Susan Rose Blauner
Buy new: £7.18 / Used from: £6.22 A warm, compassionate and practical guide for people who are feeling suicidal.
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