This isn't a book about depression, nor is it a book about illuminating the reader about what is and what isn't depression. Essentially, there are three parts of the triangle: core emotions, inhibitory emotions (that prevent you from feeling those core emotions) and defences (which prevent you from feeling core and inhibitory emotions). The case studies were boring to read and I got quite annoyed with how Hendel described her therapy sessions starting every sentence (in dialogue with) "I hear you are ___" and the blank would be, word-for-word, whatever the client had said in the line above.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. How can it be that a seemingly depressed person, one who shows clinical symptoms, doesn’t respond to antidepressants or psychotherapy? In these states, thinking, problem solving, and rationality are compromised, if not shut off entirely.This 2018 Best Book and Nautilus award winner, It's Not Always Depression, gives us the emotion education we need (and should have ideally received in high school! If I notice that either my partner or I am in a defensive mode, can I get curious about the emotions underneath? Can I access compassion now, even though I may also be having other emotions like fear, sadness, or anger?

Many people, including me, already know what emotions they are feeling, but this knowledge has not and will not cure our depression like this book is trying to say.He had tried several medication “cocktails,” each with a litany of side effects that made them virtually intolerable.

healing is accelerated as the patient to learns to identify and completely experience core emotions that were previously too overwhelming. I thought there would be useful strategies for getting to the root of your problems with tips to alleviate any mental illness you have.Those were really helpful in seeing how the triangle plays out, but I really could have used a bit more time dedicated to understanding the parts of the triangle better. I took a screen shot of the change triangle page as a useful reference, but I not much else out of this. This may include stuff like allowing yourself to feel angry instead of feeling scared, or feeling “disappointed” instead of feeling angry. Additionally, if we own the damage we did with our actions, whether we did it on purpose or by accident, can be healing.