High Functioning

''A roadmap back to yourself"™ Mel Robbins | "˜Opens us to a different way of thinking"™ Dr Ramani Durvasula | "˜Her compassionate approach, rigorous research, and insightful analysis make this book a must-read'' Paul Brunson *Foreword by Mel Robbins* A tried-and-tested handbook for understanding why you are experiencing High-Functioning Depression and how you can find the way back to hope and your true self. Do you feel you"™re simply going through the motions? Succeeding at work, pulling your weight at home, living an active social life . . yet deep down, you feel drained? If so, you may be experiencing High-Functioning Depression. In the first book to uncover this new form of depression, Columbia University clinical psychologist Dr Judith Joseph draws on her personal struggles with the illness, revealing brand-new research and client cases to demystify this common yet poorly understood condition. Discover her empowering plan for managing depressive episodes, called the Five V"™s: "¢ Validation: processing past traumas and present pain "¢ Venting: releasing frustrations and anxieties "¢ Values: identifying our key purpose and priorities "¢ Vitals: slowing down to hear our needs "¢ Vision: celebrating successes, milestones and everyday joy By following the Five V"™s, we can put an end to self-sacrifice and self-sabotage, calm our inner turmoil, and go from merely functioning to truly living.