"Depression is doing many things in your brain, right? But one of the main thing it does is it turns off your ability to reasonably see what's going on," she says. "For someone like myself who lives with chronic mental health concerns, though my depression is much better than it used to be, I have to use this all of the time."
Julie Fast is a critically acclaimed international author, researcher, educator and sought after expert in the mental health field. She is regarded as a mental health pioneer for her groundbreaking, comprehensive approach to treating bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, anxiety and schizoaffective disorder using both mainstream and self created management strategies. She is also the author of Get It Done When You're Depressed, now with a 2nd edition.
In this conversation Julie talks about easy to follow and practical strategies for anyone trying to live a more productive life when dealing with depression, like how to know when your brain is lying to you and many more strategies for keeping your life on track.
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