What is Reddit's opinion of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression?

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I'm the same way. This book really helped me understand the full scope of depression and it ends with a bitter sweet depiction of depression that frames it as not all bad. He says that depression puts you in touch with your humanity and makes you a more empathetic person. I found it inspiring to think about depression as both a blessing and a curse.

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1501123882/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_YJy6BbRNYD7X7

Hey man, I know what you're talking about. If you haven't already come upon it, I highly recommend this book: https://www.amazon.com/Noonday-Demon-Atlas-Depression/dp/1501123882

It's more of a reference than a front-to-back kind of thing, but it's very enlightening.

> People in my age group seem to be moving on to focus on their relationships and marriages and no longer on their friendships which for an incel like myself makes me feel left in the dust.

Been there, I remember that sucked.

>Some won't escape the misery and this is what leads them to drastic measures.

Well, I know two families who have suffered suicides. I have to say, after seeing all of the fallout on the people left behind from those suicides, that I really can't support anyone who is depressed committing suicide (if you're terminally ill, that's another story).

Suicide just makes the world a much worse place, in part because it is contagious; it tends to provoke other suicides. The word "degenerate" gets thrown around here a lot. Well, suicide is one of the most degenerate actions you can take. I say that as someone who tried to commit suicide and has been hospitalized a few times in mental hospitals due to serious depression. I've also read, perhaps in that same book, that most survivors of suicide are actually happy they survived when polled.

I've also seen people recover from losses. A couple I'm friends with lost their child to a terrible accident. They almost committed suicide together; but then they realized that's not what their child would have wanted for them. And now she's having fertility problems and will probably never be a mother again, which she is very sad about. I'm sure not a day goes by that she doesn't miss her child. But I've seen her happy. She and her husband are very much involved now in supporting those people who have lost children. Seriously, every time now I see them, I marvel at how they were able to rebuild their lives and how courageous they are. They will never forget the tragedy, of course.

Fuck dude, honestly it sounds like this isn't a problem for r/Psychonaut but rather r/Psychology. Maybe see a psychologist for help? The mushrooms only showed her the beauty in life and thus highlighting the depression, but the depression seems to have existed before that. Try to do get rid of the depression - likely whatever caused her to be depressed now is the same thing that caused her to be depressed one week ago. The original symptoms, I presume, aren't related to or caused by the recent trip.

The only psychedelic insight I could suggest is microdosing mushrooms - they seem to be a relatively effective mood stabilizer, tho if it's just horrible and you truly fear for her life well just get some bloody anti-depressants asap.

The rest would just be the regular things - sunlight, exercise, healthy diet, socializing, organizing your home life, etc.

Maybe watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm_2zmX6Akc

and read this: https://www.amazon.com/Noonday-Demon-Atlas-Depression/dp/1501123882/

Realized I forgot to mention Noonday Demon: it’s a non-fiction book that includes research, though, the author also shares anecdotes and stories about depression: https://www.amazon.com/Noonday-Demon-Atlas-Depression/dp/1501123882/ref=nodl_

I don't see why it wouldn't be marketable, but I don't know enough about your field to know what publishers to approach. It would be worthwhile for you to consume everything that is close in format and topic and a) see who the publishers were and b) know what format/depth to emulate. A quick search on "nonfiction books about mental illness" turned up, among other hits, this TED talk from Andrew Solomon and for fun, here's the Amazon link to his The Noonday Demon, though I bet you could enjoy it for about $1.25 in late fees at your local library.

Tocmai, unii nu au taria ta (sau situatia lor este foarte grava) si au nevoie de ajutor exterior. Nu inseamna ca e ceva in neregula cu ei.

Te axezi pe experienta ta, dar depresia vine in mai multe forme si afecteaza oamenii diferit. Daca ai vreodata chef, cauta The Noonday Demon, ataca niste probleme interesante la care noi nu prea ne gandim cand vine vorba de depresie.