The ACT Workbook for Depression and Shame: Overcome Thoughts of Defectiveness and Increase Well-Being Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

I came into 2023 after a challenging year. My father had passed away, I turned 40 and I just felt like I was being held back by my past. I had built up so much shame and depression and my coping habits (drugs and alcohol, staying home and not talking to anyone) was making things worse.I worked through this book for 4 months. I learned about my defective coping behaviors and how I could change them by learning new habits. This book taught me how to defuse from my thoughts, how to focus on my values, and how to have self-compassion each step along the way. I am now regularly engaged in things I had forgotten I loved: playing board games, spending time with friends new and old, and no longer allowing my thoughts of being less than others to control me.I definitely recommend this book if you, like me, need a life change!

My therapist is trained in ACT and highly recommended this book. It has been very informative and lays out a good pllan to eliminate mental stress.

I really enjoyed this book, very insightful and interactive.

I am giving this book 4 stars because the content is really, really good. However, this may be a returned book. There is a lot of shades of gray, and thin light gray text which makes it an absolute pain to read and/or use in certain lighting. The only way this book is workable for me is if I can figure out a way to scan and darken the text...which I hope it's something that can be done...otherwise this is a returned book.

Being in recovery I find this workbook which I do with my therapist a true booster to relieve feelings of shame.

Amazing book to help transform self-defeating thoughts. I used this book after falling into a 2-month long depression. My therapist can see the change in me. I recommend this book to everyone in a bad space.

Great!

The author assigns the reader depression right out of the gate. I felt as though depression was being pressed upon me or thrown over me like an oppressive cloak. I couldn't continue reading - I don't claim "my depression" and I don't want to be assigned "your depression". yuck I don't recommend this book and I believe it may do more harm than good.