Summary of Hilary Jacobs Hendel's It's Not Always Depression

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The Change Triangle is a tool that can help anyone feel better. It is a map to moving past your distress so you can spend more of your time in calmer, more vital states of being. Emotions are powerful forces that can instantly overtake us and make us feel things and do things that are often hurtful. But we cannot ignore them without consequences.

#2 Emotions are survival programs deeply embedded in the brain and not subject to conscious control. They are the core of human existence. They help us get things done, but they also hurt us because they are a source of chronic stress.

#3 We need to balance our emotions and thoughts. We must feel our feelings, but not so much that they overwhelm us, impair our functioning, and make us unable to be productive. We must think, but not so much that we ignore our rich emotional lives.

#4 I was born into a family of Freudians, and I was taught that I could control my feelings with intellectual insight. I was never bullied, but I felt separate and insecure. I developed the belief that if I worked hard, I would succeed and be recognized. With each success, I felt relief from insecurity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669352693

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Change Triangle is a tool that can help anyone feel better. It is a map to moving past your distress so you can spend more of your time in calmer, more vital states of being. Emotions are powerful forces that can instantly overtake us and make us feel things and do things that are often hurtful. But we cannot ignore them without consequences.

#2

Emotions are survival programs deeply embedded in the brain and not subject to conscious control. They are the core of human existence. They help us get things done, but they also hurt us because they are a source of chronic stress.

#3

We need to balance our emotions and thoughts. We must feel our feelings, but not so much that they overwhelm us, impair our functioning, and make us unable to be productive. We must think, but not so much that we ignore our rich emotional lives.

#4

I was born into a family of Freudians, and I was taught that I could control my feelings with intellectual insight. I was never bullied, but I felt separate and insecure. I developed the belief that if I worked hard, I would succeed and be recognized. With each success, I felt relief from insecurity.

#5

I was a staunch supporter of Freud’s theories, but after taking a feminist course in college, I realized that I didn’t actually believe in them. I had always imagined myself as a doctor because I wanted a certain lifestyle, not because I wanted to treat physical illness.

#6

I was a dentist, but I hated it and left the field a year after graduation. I was lost, alone, and afraid. I took a series of unfulfilling jobs to support myself. I rose up the corporate ladder to a management position

Reviews for Summary of Hilary Jacobs Hendel's It's Not Always Depression

[quiteareader · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Nice summary. Haven't read the book it's based on yet, but this makes me want to.