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Despite the billions spent on prescription anti-depressant drugs and psychotherapy, people everywhere continue to grapple with depression. James Gordon, one of the nation's most respected psychiatrists, now offers a practical and effective way to get unstuck. Drawing on forty years of pioneering work, Unstuck is Gordon's seven-stage program for relief through food and nutritional supplements; Chinese medicine; movement, exercise, and dance; psychotherapy, meditation, and guided imagery; and spiritual practice. The result is a remarkable guide that puts the power to change in the hands of those ready to say "no" to suffering and drugs and "yes" to hope and happiness.
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Posted August 8, 2009
I have battled depression and been on and off anti-depressants for 12-13 years. A few years ago I came to the conclusion that I had a disease that runs in my family and would have to be on anti-depressants my whole life. My psychiatrist didn't necessarily agree with me, but didn't force me to accept his view. I think that anti-depressants, along with counseling from my psychiatrist, helped me get out of a major depressive episode. But once I was out, I felt stuck. For two years I have struggled to move on, trying different doses of medication, trying different medications. I picked up this book at the bookstore because it looked interesting. I tapered off my meds, went through a detox program, and started accupuncture. I also started meditation, journal writing, and nutritional supplements. Once I started doing a few of these things I was able to do the other things. It snowballed. I started becoming much more productive. I was even able to say no to unhealthy food - not all the time, but dang, even some of the time was a HUGE improvement. I feel so much better. My brother said the difference in me was like night and day - and that was just two weeks into my change. I still haven't used all of the tools that Dr. Gordon recommends, but for the first time in years I feel like I can plan to do something and I will actually accomplish it.
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Posted January 10, 2011
This was an excellent book. I highly recommend it. To begin with, it was refreshing to have a doctor trained in allopathic medicine humbly recognize that MDs are not the only providers with medical or health knowledge. The book is thoughtful and deliberate. Dr. Gordon provides diverse and easy to relate to examples. While this book may be in the self-help category, each chapter truly emphasized that overcoming depression is a personal effort, and total reliance on Western medicine or therapists is a disservice. I also like that Dr. Gordon offered readings and teaching from different religions and spiritual beliefs; again, not arrogantly professing that Judeo-Christian portrayals of God are the only way to achieve peace or enlightened spiritual experiences.
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Posted July 29, 2009
James S. Gordon makes it sounds very easy to become "unstuck" and it seems as though he writes to show off how different he is from other doctors rather than to shed light on the journey out of darkness. I found this book pointless and I regret purchasing it.
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Posted March 23, 2009
Too much about how to breathe, yoga, dancing and not enough about real ways to overcome that stuck feeling. I would not recommend this book.
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Overview
Despite the billions spent on prescription anti-depressant drugs and psychotherapy, people everywhere continue to grapple with depression. James Gordon, one of the nation's most respected psychiatrists, now offers a practical and effective way to get unstuck. Drawing on forty years of pioneering work, Unstuck is Gordon's seven-stage program for relief through food and nutritional supplements; Chinese medicine; movement, exercise, and dance; psychotherapy, meditation, and guided imagery; and spiritual practice. ...