Beauty of Not Giving Up
Self-Help / Parenting, Non-Fiction
Intense, moving, powerful
Barbara Vorsamer knows how it feels when an elephant is sitting on her chest in the mornings. When she doesn’t even have enough strength to turn over in bed. When that feeling of worthlessness gets the upper hand, and the only way out is to be admmitted to a psychiatric clinic eventually. It was a painful process. Barbara Vorsamer needed therapies and numerous spells in hospital until she learned not to suppress her feelings but accept them in all their ambiguity. She writes intensely about sinking into a deep, dark depression, about pain and grief. These are personal issues that point far beyond the private because we need to talk – as a society, too – about how we are feeling.
- A plea for accepting your emotions and dealing with them in a healthy way
- One in five people suff er with depression at least once in their lives
- For readers of Till Raether, Matt Haig and Matthew Johnstone
Barbara Vorsamer, born in 1981, is an editor for the society section of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. She has had several nominations and awards for her writing. The mother of two has suffered from depression for many years. She has learned how to live with chronic pain and depression. Despite depression. And even though she still often feels so wretched that she can't imagine doing anything again.
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Intense, moving, powerful
Barbara Vorsamer knows how it feels when an elephant is sitting on her chest in the mornings. When she doesn’t even have enough strength to turn over in bed. When that feeling of worthlessness gets the upper hand, and the only way out is to be admmitted to a psychiatric clinic eventually. It was a painful process. Barbara Vorsamer needed therapies and numerous spells in hospital until she learned not to suppress her feelings but accept them in all their ambiguity. She writes intensely about sinking into a deep, dark depression, about pain and grief. These are personal issues that point far beyond the private because we need to talk – as a society, too – about how we are feeling.
- A plea for accepting your emotions and dealing with them in a healthy way
- One in five people suff er with depression at least once in their lives
- For readers of Till Raether, Matt Haig and Matthew Johnstone