Hi Julie,
I’m writing to say thank you for Get it Done When You’re Depressed. I went through it really quickly because I was so excited to see myself described so well in a book. Was it written specifically for me? 🙂
I wanted to tell you about how I used two of the strategies today.
– It takes longer to worry about something than to do something
– If you have the money to get help- use it
My car has been disgusting for about three months now. I am probably being too harsh, but when your seat has some crushed potato chips just sitting there, things have to change. A few days ago, my 10 year old nephew said, “You need a new car Uncle Cole. This is embarrassing.”
The weird thing is that I’m a professional and there is no reason my car should look like this. I get so overwhelmed. Every time I got in the car I was disgusted with myself. For months- and then I read Get it Done When You’re Depressed. I realized I had worried enough and that I have MONEY. What have I been thinking?
I just got overwhelmed and didn’t know what to do.
Today I took my darn car to SuperWash. I got it washed and vacuumed and cleaned on the inside. It looks great.
It took 30 minutes.
It cost $18
I am going to remember your tips from now own. I will not let my overwhelmed depressed feelings rule my life.
Eighteen dollars!!!
Thank you Julie!
Cole
i just went and read in mine a bit…”Get it done when you’re depressed”. . . maybe there doesn’t always need to be a REASON I’m depressed…I just am. I tell myself it’s o.k. and it really is o.k.I just need to accept it that I am depressed and it helps me to deal with it rather than try to ignore my feelings and hope they will go away on their own. Often it is the acceptance of it that makes me go for help…like reading in this book, or setting the timer to live 10-15min’s at a time…telling myself what I have all done today and at least I’m up,..I find the timer method to be quite effective because sometimes five minutes can seem like an hour if I don’t time myself. This is my way of dealing with depression today…let’s not give up, this blog has helped me tremendous…did I say how I sat down and gave myself time to cry? 🙁 HAPPY NEW YEARS!we are going to spend the evening with family and eat traditional New Years cookies ..blobs of deep fried donut dough with raisins in them dipped in a glaze
Get It Done When You’re Depressed is an amazing book. I have bipolar disorder and often have to deal with episodes of severe depression. Every time I can tell I’m on a downward slide, I grab this book and read it to remind myself that depression doesn’t have to ruin my life or my writing career. It may make things more difficult, but it doesn’t have the final say–I do! Thanks, Julie, for your hard work writing this book and for making it available to people like me. Debra
Has this book been translated into Spanish?
I liked what I read (it spoke very much to me and my problems to get things done), and wanted very much to share it with loved ones that don’t speak or read English and have similar problems.
Thanks
Hello Geraldine,
Get It Done When You’re Depressed has only been translated into Japanese…so far, but stay posted as that could change soon. In the meantime, the Health Cards System for Bipolar Disorder and Bipolar Happens are available in download versions. If you are interested, please let me know and I will send you the ordering information. Julie