The Half-Empty Heart: A Supportive Guide to Breaking Free from Chronic Discontent

Alan Downs Ph.D.

ISBN 10: 0312307969 / ISBN 13: 9780312307967

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

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St. Martin's Griffin, 2004. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An unmarked copy-" Finally, help for the millions of people suffering from low-grade depression, also known as dysthymia or chronic discontent. Frustrated. Irritable. Discouraged. Fed up. These are among the feelings experienced by millions of people suffering from low-grade depression. Often erroneously attributed to a negative attitude or laziness, this common condition saps feelings of happiness, contentment, and passion, and frequently goes undiagnosed. The Half-Empty Heart is a powerful and practical book that explains how the condition takes hold--and presents simple yet profound ways to overcome it for good. Using anecdotes from his private practice as well as quizzes, checklists, exercises, and a complete five-week plan for achieving lasting results, clinical psychologist Alan Downs, Ph.D., shines light into the dark corners of this isolating and debilitating condition. You can feel good again. The Half-Empty Heart shows the way. 256 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Half-Empty Heart: A Supportive Guide to Breaking Free from Chronic Discontent
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312307969
• ISBN 13: 9780312307967
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Finally, help for the millions of people suffering from low-grade depression, also known as dysthymia or chronic discontent.

Frustrated. Irritable. Discouraged. Fed up. These are among the feelings experienced by millions of people suffering from low-grade depression. Often erroneaously attributed to a negative attitude or laziness, this common condition saps feelings of happiness, contentment, and passion, and frequently goes undiagnosed.

The Half-Empty Heart is a powerful and practical book that explains how the condition takes hold--and presents simple yet profound ways to overcome it for good. Using anecdotes from his private practice as well as quizzes, checklists, exercises, and a complete five-week plan for achieving lasting results, clinical psychologist Alan Downs, Ph.D., shines light into the dark corners of this isolating and debilitating condition.

You can feel good again. The Half-Empty Heart shows the way.

About the Author

Alan Downs, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who is currently working with Native Americans on the nineteen pueblos surrounding Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the author of several books on psychological matters.