It's Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self

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Hendel does well to explain that this trauma may be something as simple as our caregiver responding to us in a negative way when we’re excited, so that as an adult we learn to suppress our excitement and thus is not really the fault of our caregivers. It’s not Always Depression is the most innovative and well-grounded self-help title on depression and beyond I’ve read in years. Hendel explains that you can use the ‘Change Triangle’ which is made up of defensive behaviour, inhibitory emotions and core emotions to analyse our emotions and responses to situations to self-sooth this trauma. However, to be fair to the author, she does not argue that the change triangle is the only viable therapeutic framework; instead, it's the one she prefers. But knowing he had been treated for depression for years without good results, I wondered about the diagnosis.

Working the change triangle around and around again over a lifetime leads us back to this openhearted state with regularity.Focus on sensations of anxiety: Tune in to the physical sensations of your anxiety, like a quickly beating heart or butterflies in your stomach. It is because the real reason behind it was my fear and shame that developed in me growing up with neglectful parents and constant chaos at home. The author has been able to put together so much important and relevant information and present it in such a beautiful way. Kurie žmonių jausmai yra baziniai ir kaip kompensuojame, kai baziniai nepriimti: slopinantys (bazinius) jausmai (nerimas, gėda, kaltė) ar gynybos mechanizmai (sarkazmas, atidėluojimas, perfekcionizmas. I would recommend this book to literally everyone, especially those working to heal from past abuse or current depression.

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My rating has less to do with the book and more to do with my ability, in my present state, to fully embrace its teachings. The main point is you're supposed to figure out where on the triangle you are and then make your way to an open state full of calmness and clarity. So it's not IF we have emotions, as we all are born with the same 7 core emotions and 3 inhibitory emotions of anxiety, guilt, and shame. This practical and clearly written self-help book written by a gifted therapist helps the reader learn the incredible importance of understanding and accepting your core emotions and the variety of ways we use defenses and other emotions (anxiety, guilt, and shame) to protect us (even though they cause us pain as well).