No Feel-Good Platitudes: Practical Notes on Healing Psychological Trauma

I used to suffer from depression, and my doctor said I’d need medication for life. But I came up with three unconventional methods myself. I was off medication and back at work within six months, and in a relationship a year later. The first thing I did: I wrote a curse-filled letter about the “parent bomb,” then burned it. That night, I slept for seven hours. The second thing I did: I recorded my self-harm urges as audio and played it on repeat. I listened until I felt sick, and the urges actually subsided. The third thing was the craziest: I pointed a toy gun at the mirror and “shot” the voice calling me useless. There’s no feel-good fluff in this book, just raw, hands-on methods. They worked for me. If they don’t work for you, come yell at me. Try the first chapter.