How Hard It Really Is: A Short, Honest Book About Depression

in Psychology from USF and Master's from SEBTS.In 2012, he gave away half his income to fight human trafficking.It was a check for $10,000, which was matched to raise another 10k, for a total of $20,000 for charity.The charity was One Day's Wages.J.S. Park is a hospital chaplain, pastor, blogger, former atheist, sixth degree black belt, suicide survivor, recovered porn addict, intense introvert, and he loves Jesus.He has a B.A. . is a contributing blogger for X3Church, Church Leaders, and ChurchPlants, and has been published on the front page of Wordpress. About the Author J.S

It's for both the person wrestling with depression and for those who want to help.How Hard It Really Is covers:• The science behind depression• The helpful (and unhelpful) dialogue around mental illness• The debate between seeing it as a choice or disease• Stories of survivors• A secret culture of suicide worship• An interview with a depressed doctor• The problem with finding a "cure"• A myriad of voices from nearly two-hundred surveys conducted over a year. The pain of going through a mental illness is already hard enough; t

I have struggled with sharing about my depression, and I have struggled with sharing about my depression, and I think I've found a resource to share to help explain what I'm going through!!. "An honest and deep-dive book on depression" according to SusanIreneFox. “Depression thrives on its unrelenting invisibility, creating a fatal cycle in which its own camouflage is the very mechanism by which it destroys.”With this sentence, J.S.Park describes the deep, invisible hole of depression that only sufferers are acutely and chronically aware of. His book not only informs, but opens wide the pain and powerlessness of those of us with depression and bipolar – both emotionally and physically – when . SLiao said Nuanced, researched, and empathetic conversation. I really appreciated the author's approach in crafting this book. J.S. Park's own experience with depression along with his experience from the other side as one listening to and sitting with others in depression provide common ground for empathy with the reader wherever the reader may fall in that particular relationship. He doesn't simply rely on his own personal experiences to write, however, but understands the limitation of his single perspective, and

J.S. in Psychology from USF and Master's from SEBTS.In 2012, he gave away half his income to fight human trafficking.It was a check for $10,000, which was matched to raise another 10k, for a total of $20,000 for charity.The charity was One Day's Wages.J.S. . is a contributing blogger for X3Church, Church Leaders, and ChurchPlants, and has been published on the front page of Wordpress. Park is a hospital chaplain, pastor, blogger, former atheist, sixth degree black belt, suicide surv