Summary of Nita Sweeney's Depression Hates a Moving Target

By IRB Media

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

#1 I had been depressed for several years, and I hadn’t taken any steps to get help. One day, I saw a post on social media from a high school friend who had begun running. I was shocked by the joy in her posts, and I began to wonder if running could be the solution to my depression.

#2 I tried running, and although I was able to do it for 60 seconds, my deep animal instinct tried to protect me by scoffing at the idea of me actually doing it. I was old and fat, and people would make fun of me if they saw me try to run.

#3 I had given up running so many times before, but this time was different. I had finally done it. I had run. It had been a long time since I’d sweated from exertion, and the sweat made me smile.

#4 I spent the next day at a coffeehouse working on the novel I was revising. I did not tell anyone about my weight loss plan, because I didn’t want anyone to get their hopes up. I was guarding my own hopes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669387367

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Insights on Nita Sweeney's Depression Hates a Moving Target

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

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 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had been depressed for several years, and I hadn’t taken any steps to get help. One day, I saw a post on social media from a high school friend who had begun running. I was shocked by the joy in her posts, and I began to wonder if running could be the solution to my depression.

#2

I tried running, and although I was able to do it for 60 seconds, my deep animal instinct tried to protect me by scoffing at the idea of me actually doing it. I was old and fat, and people would make fun of me if they saw me try to run.

#3

I had given up running so many times before, but this time was different. I had finally done it. I had run. It had been a long time since I’d sweated from exertion, and the sweat made me smile.

#4

I spent the next day at a coffeehouse working on the novel I was revising. I did not tell anyone about my weight loss plan, because I didn’t want anyone to get their hopes up. I was guarding my own hopes.

#5

I had been overweight most of my life, and after I had my first successful day of jogging, I waited two days to wear my trail shoes. I had long since discarded my old running shoes because they were too bulky. I wore spandex containing my thighs, at least my bottom half felt athletic.

#6

I was faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to run in public. I knew that if I stayed in the ravine, I would never go beyond week one of the training plan. I wanted to give running a decent shot.

#7

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