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The last 10 years have seen an upturn in the number of people reporting difficulties with emotional and mental health issues, particularly anxiety and depression. And, it is often the strongest who struggle under the weight of all they have nobly tried to shoulder. Turn to the Bible, and this truth is played out in the lives of some of its greatest characters. King David led a nation – yet wrote some of the Bible’s bleakest laments. Elijah worked outlandish public miracles – and later pleaded God to take his life. Dedicated, hardworking mother and woman of God Naomi acknowledged that she had become characterised by bitterness. And lifelong God follower Job found himself longing for a death that would not come. This book affirms that depressive illness can strike anyone – not least the capable, busy people with the `can-do’ attitude of the title. This special bespoke edition for the Christian market takes a destigmatising, thoroughly informed approach to depression, with a foreword by Will Van Der Hart, whose own experience of ill mental health led to him founding Mind & Soul, the leading Christian mental health organisation.

Dr. Cantopher provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of depressive illness, which affects over 15.5 million people in the United States. Guiding the reader through the nature of depression, its history, symptoms, causes, and treatments, as well as myths about it along the way. Warm and supportive, this new edition, which also includes the latest on medications, stresses that sufferers should not blame themselves but can take hope from the fact that there is meaning in their illness and that getting better is a real option. Generously supplied with illuminating anecdotes and insights, this book has specific advice about what to do if you are currently unwell, as well as valuable information for caregivers, medical professionals, or anyone interested in this destructive illness, which is set to become the second biggest health burden in the world after heart disease.

Stress can lead to extensive psychological and physical suffering, but there are choices you can make that will reduce your stress and improve your ability to cope. This book offers not just the facts but a message of hope. "Overcoming Stress" looks not only at the causes of stress but also at the manifestations and psychological conditions, such as physical illness, anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, phobic states, and depression. It offers information on both acute treatments and longer term management in avoiding stress and its ill effects. "Stress will always be with us, and we will continue to suffer--unless we choose to change," says Dr. Cantopher. "The good news is that this is possible--stress-related illness is avoidable, and if you change, you will attain happiness."

Insomnia is responsible for a great deal of lost productivity, accidents and suffering. Ironically, the more you try to sleep, the worse the situation becomes - so the key is to stop gritting your teeth and attempting to wrestle your wakefulness to the ground. In Beating Insomnia, Dr Tim Cantopher will help you to achieve a calm acceptance of your sleeplessness in the short term, so you can focus on solving the problem in the longer term. Firstly, you need to manage the stress or anxiety that might be underpinning your insomnia, and much of the book will show you how to do practical strategies using relaxation exercises and mindfulness. It will also help you to keep a sleep diary, to tackle specific problems which might be interfering with your sleep, and will give you advice on when - and when not - to consider medication to help you sleep.By working at the strategies in this book your insomnia will improve significantly and you will experience more peaceful nights.

Three out of four adults will feel overwhelmed by stress at some point in their lives. Although stress is a very subjective condition - some people thrive on a certain amount of it - one thing is certain: too much stress, if you feel unable to cope with it, can make you ill.Dr Tim Cantopher has diagnosed and helped hundreds of people with stress-related illnesses. He will help you to understand the causes of your stress (past and present), and to recognise the people who may be making it worse. This book offers treatments and strategies to manage the stress-related illnesses you may be suffering - whether physical or psychological - and gives you advice on getting, and staying, well.Written in the author's trademark style, blending simple but astonishingly astute insight with straightforward but astonishingly effective strategies, this book will put you back on the path to wellness as you embrace a gentler, kinder life.

'A brilliant book about how we identify the often-charming people who only spread misery.' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2BMA MEDICAL AWARDS 2020: HIGHLY COMMENDEDSome people are so stressful, they can actually make us ill. Gameplayers, bullies, users and abusers - all pose a risk to our health and welfare if we don't take action. This book presents the tools we need to deal with the toxic people in our lives who drain our energy. It explains how to make healthy relationship choices, set proper boundaries and recognize the red flags that should alert us to avoid certain people. Whether you are struggling with a narcissistic partner, or dealing with a bullying boss or a sociopathic colleague, there is practical advice that will help you not only to protect your mental wellbeing but also to thrive. You will understand the nature of the toxic workplace - how to avoid it and if necessary survive within it. If you're surrounded by the takers of this world, read this book and gain the freedom to make your own choices and live your own life.

'People affected by depression tell me this is the most powerful and helpful book ever written on the topic. I keep meeting people who say this book changed their lives.' - Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2Do you have depression?Firstly, stop blaming yourself.Secondly, don't struggle on alone - read this book instead. It has helped thousands of people just like you.Dr Tim Cantopher knows two essential truths about depression and depressive illness. One: it's strong people who are most vulnerable to it; people whose standards are high, whose ethics are powerful, who want their lives to be meaningful. Strong people, like you.Two: depression is a physical illness, and this book explains just that. Depressive Illness will explain all the above in detail, and more importantly, give you effective ways to get well and stay well. It covers symptoms, what to do when you get ill, medication, recovery, lifestyle changes, psychotherapy and problem-solving skills, including mindfulness. Most of all, take heart - people recover from depressive illness and remain mentally well, and you can, too.

ARE YOU REALLY IN CONTROL OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL?ARE YOU FINDING YOUR NEED TO DRINK GETTING STRONGER?DO YOU DEPEND ON ALCOHOL TO MANAGE DAILY LIFE? In his role as a consultant psychiatrist, Dr Tim Cantopher has worked with countless people to help them overcome dependency, and this book distils his decades of experience into a series of practical, achievable, straightforward steps to reduce your own intake, or give up altogether. Problem Drinking explains why you are drinking too much, what alcohol does to you physiologically, the influence of environment and personality, and the long-term consequences of alcohol addiction. It offers supportive strategies to help you cut down or do without, including advice on relaxation and sleep, problem-solving approaches, time management skills, and insight into drug treatments, the disease concept and the role of Alcoholics Anonymous.Read this book, take it one day at a time, and don't look back.

Dying for a Drink is a practical and comprehensive guide to alcohol and alcoholism, based on the weekly lectures consultant psychiatrist Dr Tim Cantopher gives to patients and staff at addiction treatment units. Dying for a Drink explores how to beat problem drinking - including binge-drinking - in a no-nonsense, lively and accessible manner.

Depression is a physical illness caused by malfunction of the limbic system, the brain circuitry which controls many of the body's processes, such as sleeping-waking cycles, temperature control, eating patterns, hormones - and mood. Depression ensues when the limbic system becomes overloaded, such as during periods of prolonged stress. This book explains the workings behind depression, and how to tackle this debilitating condition.Topics include: · What may trigger a depressive episode· What to do when you get ill · Recovery · Staying well · Treatments· Some skills for problem areas - relaxation, problem-solving, sleep

What constitutes a good doctor? What makes someone healing? Research consistently shows that the personal attributes and style of the therapist are more important than the type of therapy they use to help people get better. Among the characteristics of these healers are empathy, genuineness, warmth and an ability to listen. But, there’s more. What do patients give their doctor? This book looks at the influence a lifetime of patients has had on retired consultant psychiatrist Dr Tim Cantopher. It explores the profound, often moving, inter-relation between `healer’ and `wounded’, and examines how the two may overlap sometimes more than might be expected. Topics include: how to really listen and stay with a person's distress the meaning of the word `patient?’ the need for resilience why honesty is a pre-requisite for recovery the doctor’s expectations, and why they should be challenged the healing value of warm, supportive communication how to respond in a way which shows that they have heard and understood the issue which has been shared last but not least, the need for humour! Dr Tim Cantopher says: `So many of us, not just professional therapists, want to fix things. We also want to fix people, so when distress is shared with us, we want to deliver advice which will make things better. In fact, what is often needed is not solutions, but a sharing of the feelings, someone being there and tolerating the sadness without swatting it away with trite advice. Warm, supportive communication heals people.’

The evidence that long-term anxiety causes a whole host of health problems is incontrovertible, as is the fact that it exacerbates existing problems, such as pain. The causal link between anxiety and heart disease, strokes, bowel diseases, inflammatory conditions and some cancers is well established. Reducing our anxiety would improve our long-term health as clearly as exercise and good diet. It would also allow us to perform better in whatever we are doing. The good news is that we can do something fairly quickly about stress and anxiety. This book examines characteristic thinking patterns in anxiety such as predictions, catastrophic thinking and assumptions, and looks at ways to accept and change the processes of anxiety. Topics include: Triggers of anxiety and panic Anxiety threshold - how much can we take? Free-floating anxiety Traumatic anxiety (PTSD) Performance anxiety Fears and phobias ie flying, claustrophobia Physical causes including hormonal (post-partum and menopause) What is a 'nervous breakdown'? When to see the doctor Treatments - talking therapies, medication Getting better, staying well

Za svoju bagatorichnu praktiku u psikhiatriji doktor Tim Kantofer dopomig sotnjam ljudej uporatisja z riznimi problemami, scho negativno vplivali na jikhni zhittja. U tsij svojij pratsi vin gruntovno pidijshov do rozgljadu khvorob, scho vinikajut cherez nadmirnij stres, ta poshuku sposobiv dlja jikh zapobigannja j likuvannja. Zrobit krok do svobodi zhiti vlasnim rozumom, ne bojachis pomilok, ne nekhtujuchi svojimi pochuttjami i ne prinosjachi sebe u zhertvu, abi dogoditi inshim! Tsja knizhka dopomozhe vam zrozumiti prichini vashogo stresu (minuli i teperishni), a takozh rozpiznati ljudej, jaki mozhut pogirshuvati vash stan, i vikresliti jikh zi svogo zhittja abo prinajmni minimizuvati jikhnij vpliv.PerekladachOleksandra Krugla

Psikhiatr iz bagatorichnim dosvidom ta avtor desjatkiv fakhovikh prats Tim Kantofer jak nikhto znaje, khto taki toksichni ljudi ta jak iz nimi uzhivatisja na tsomu sviti. U tsij knizhtsi zibrano bezlich tsinnikh porad pro te, jak zakhistiti sebe vid zgubnogo vplivu "toksikiv", a nadto jakscho vi dobra, chutliva, altrujistichna ljudina. Manipuljatori, energetichni vampiri, nartsisi, psikhopati, zalezhni ta bagato inshikh tipiv toksichnikh ljudej zaradi vlasnoji zruchnosti chi vtikhi mozhut neabijak shkoditi zdorov'ju ta dobrobutu tikh, komu ne poschastilo potrapiti pid jikhnij vpliv, a tomu vmiti vidstojuvati svoji kordoni ta davati jim vidsich - tse sprava pershochergovoji vazhlivosti. Tozh tsja knizhka - tse krok do svobodi robiti vlasnij vibir i zhiti svojim zhittjam! Perekladach Jelizaveta Baskakova

Depresija - nebezpechna khvoroba, i zdebilshogo tomu, scho chasto nedootsinena. Skilki raziv ljudjam iz depresivnim rozladom dovodilosja chuti "genialni" poradi na kshtalt: "Opanuj sebe nareshti i prosto pochni schos robiti!"? Ta ne vsim vidomo, scho tse ne prosto "poganij nastrij", a take same fizichne zakhvorjuvannja, jak i pnevmonija chi angina, scho mozhe visnazhuvati anitrokhi ne menshe.Nedarma kazhut, scho lish toj peremagaje u dvoboji, khto znaje pro voroga vse, i same tomu doktor psikhiatriji iz bagatorichnim stazhem Tim Kantofer i napisav tsju knizhku. Na prikladakh jogo patsijentiv vi diznajetesja pro mekhanizmi viniknennja depresiji, rozgljanete mozhlivi shljakhi jiji podolannja ta navchitesja zhiti pislja vidnovlennja tak, schob minimizuvati mozhlivist povernennja nedugi. Perekladach Jelizaveta Baskakova