How to Find Your Way Out When In Despair
a guide to rediscovering your self-worth
Luke Pemberton
Paperback
A candid, personal account of one man's experience with anxiety and depression.
- ISBN 9781781327722
- Published Jan 2017
- Paperback
210 x 148mm (120 pages)
Ever felt emotionally isolated, deeply confused, and in despair of things never getting better?
Well there is a way out, and it is mapped out in this book. Written by someone who has experienced that awful sinking sense of fear, insecurity and hopelessness about his emotional circumstances, How to Find Your Way Out When In Despair charts how the author found a way out of his predicament to accomplish peace of mind, self-acceptance and a sense of real optimism for the future.
In this candid and insightful account, the author portrays, in easy-to-follow pictorial images, an extremely honest description of his innermost insecurities and outlines an approach that can be followed by anybody who needs help dealing with what can often appear to be insurmountable emotional challenges. Practical advice and guidance, as well as some humour, is provided along the way.
Luke Pemberton works in the political department of a large international organisation dealing with the prevention of international conflict and post-conflict crisis management. This is his first book.
"An original and personal story, told through clever, often light-hearted cartoons about emotional health and the serious business of recovery."
– Louis Appleby, CBE of Manchester University and chair of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisory Group
"Luke describes a recurring dream he used to have, that of trying to play golf in a tiny restricted space, the epitome of frustration. I had a similar dream when I was in the police, of trying to run in waist deep porridge, unable to move. It's gone now. Luke asked me to read his book after seeing my review on Amazon of Matt Haig's book Reasons to Stay Alive. Luke's book is as good if not better than that. It's serious, witty, funny, uplifting, and informative. A must read."
– Jonathan Nicholas, author of Who'd be a Copper?
"A heartbreaking and frank account of the author’s struggle with self-loathing. It explains how, through talking therapy, Pemberton found his way out of despair. There is lots of information on how his journey progressed, the things that worked for him. It’s full of further reading and resources to explore if you find yourself in a similar position to Pemberton."
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