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Cargando... Hello, I want to die, please fix me : depression in the first person (edición 2020)por Anna Mehler Paperny, Kirsten Potter (Narrator.)
Información de la obraHello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person por Anna Mehler Paperny
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I think I would have liked this book a lot more if it had been a memoir instead of an investigative look at depression. I found the first few chapters to be compelling, and the rest I feel I've already read before. ( ) after reading other reviews i'm glad i'm not the only one with mixed reactions to this book. i did think this book was very honest, informative and insightful. at the same though, it was a very dry read. and i'm glad i listened to it on audio, otherwise i think i would've stopped halfway through. this book is half memoir half investigation/research and i found that to be super interesting. i enjoyed how honest and candid Anna Mehler Paperny was with her own story and ongoing struggle with depression. and her research/in-depth look into the mental health care industry was *insert two thumbs up*. especially the part where she talked about all the money that goes into cancer research, but the same is not for mental health/depression research. overall, i found Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me to be moving and educative I loved how honest this book was and that it is Canadian! It did not feel biased for or against treatment. My favourite quote was "I'm not a hopey-changey type. But hearing this inspires both a vicarious, celebratory joy and a murderous envy." This is how I feel about most books about depression (especially the murderous envy part). This is more than the memoir of a woman with severe clinical depression and suicidal ideation. The author is an award-winning investigative reporter with Reuters Toronto news bureau. She made a decision to to investigate the malady which afflicts her -- the history of how society has viewed mental illness, how it has been treated, the current state (or lack) of research into better treatments, and the general way that mental health issues have been handled (badly) by our society. Her unflinching account of her struggles, combined with her journalist's view of the issues, makes for a compelling read. I listened to the audio, which was very well done. I must admit, I Googled the author when I finished the book. What she wrote made me care about how she was doing. I wanted to make sure she was still battling on. She is alive and currently covering the sad story of the unmarked graves found at the former locations of Canadian indigenous children's schools for Reuters. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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An engrossing memoir-meets-investigative report that takes a fresh, frank look at how we treat depression In her early twenties, investigative journalist Anna Mehler Paperny had already landed her dream job. On the surface, her life was great. Nevertheless, she spiraled out, attempted suicide (the first of more attempts to follow), and landed in the ICU and then in a psych ward before setting out to tackle her recovery. In Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me, Mehler Paperny turns her journalist's eye on her own experience and others'-in the ward; as an outpatient; facing family, friends, and coworkers; finding the right meds; trying to stay insured and employed. She interviews psychiatrists and other experts to reveal how primitive our methods of healing the brain still are-and provides an invaluable guide to a system struggling, and often failing, to help those in need. At once heartrending and humorous, outraging and serious, this is a must-listen for anyone touched by depression-and that's everyone. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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