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Dep-Anon is a support group for family and friends of the depressed. This program is very much like Al-Anon where family members and friends can gather to help each other learn about the nature of depression. The motive for starting a group for family and friends of the depressed is to ensure that those most affected by the depression of a loved one learn from each other the best ways to care for themselves. In a way, the 12 step program of recovery is much like Al-Anon in that family and friends of the alcoholic take care of themselves while keeping the focus on their own lives and not on the behavior of the alcoholic. One important thing that the family members learn from the Dep-Anon Family Group is that they are no longer alone. I learn to take responsibility for my own life.Dep-ANon helps us to share our experiences, strengths, and hope with our fellowship family. Depressed Anonymous and Dep-Anon are two sides of the same coin: In Depressed Anonymous, the depressed seek help and find it for themselves in their fellowship. In Dep-Anon the family finds help for themselves in their group fellowship. In both of these fellowships, the keystone for recovery are the 12spiritual principles of recovery. Both groups embark on a journey of mutual support while incorporating the spiritual principles in every aspect of their daily lives.
When you feel depressed, suffering from a deep sadness, do you feel powerless over your mood? Does your life feel unmanageable because of it? Does your preoccupation with past hurts and regrets interfere with your life? Do you feel hopeless about finding a cure for your depression? If you answer "yes" to these questions, you may be addicted to your mood. It acts like a drug that sedates, numbs, and possesses you, causing you to sleepwalk through life. Viewing your depressed mood as an addiction, Dr. Ortman guides you through the time-tested Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to find healing and growth. He shows how the Steps offer practical wisdom to awaken your spirit deadened by your depression. The Steps provide guidance for your personal journey into the darkness of your mood so that you can discover your true self and release the Power within you.
This is the REVISED 174 page inspiring "Big Book" of the 12 step fellowship of Depressed Anonymous. This innovative and workable approach provides a practical step by step plan for recovery from depression. The book provides over 30 testimonials of those persons who have successfully defeated their depression by being part of the fellowship and following the plan as outlined in this innovative approach to overcoming depression. The book, in it's 3rd edition, is written by those who WERE depressed--they've been there and now they want to share with others, who like themselves, can hope and get well. Want to start a Depressed Anonymous group? This is the book for getting started! Contains the "how to's" for group formation and sample meeting format.