About the book: 2022 / Depression is not just a bad mood. This is one way to adapt to a reality that pulls the rug out from under your feet. The feeling of helplessness leads to the shutdown of all systems that are responsible for cheerfulness, and we can no longer experience pleasure. Richard O'Connor, a psychotherapist with 30 years of experience, talks in detail about the causes of depression, its connections with other diseases and offers a systematic approach to it overcoming, based on cognitive behavioral therapy. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.