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Women, Anger & Depression
by Lois P. Frankel
from HCI
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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A little eerie.... 
I have been fighting depression for a few months now. I am in a great relationship and have a great job, great family, but for some reason I have hit a very low, very dark place. After spending weeks researching and trying to find answers without going to a therapist, I order this book. I read all of the comments and it seemed that it would be the best to start with. I have just received it and am already enthralled. I couldn't believe that so many of the stories sounded like me, that I could easily answer... more info
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This book helped me when nothing else did 
I'm a psych nurse, and this is a wonderful book that a great therapist I know always recommends to her patients. She makes them read it OUT LOUD - slowly. I respect her a whole lot, so when I was going through a painful divorce, and was about to lose it, I got the book.
I read it in the bathroom OUT LOUD, SLOWLY while the water was running so no one would hear me. (I never get any time alone!) I think it really helped me a lot. Although I had never realized it, I had extreme feelings of... more info
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Wasn't Impressed 
I thought far too much of the book was used discussing how male dominated the work force is. I would not have bought the book if I knew a good part of it was about white males being favored in the work force, because I know that isn't my problem. I rated it 2 stars instead of 1 star because there were some useful parts of the book unrelated to favoring white males. I learned some ways to better stand up for myself and reword my requests so I sound stronger. Although there were some good points, overall the... more info
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Good, easy book, nice exercises 
The best thing about this book, in my opinion, is that Dr. Frankel includes exercises along the way to get the readers to think about their depression and their anger, their causes, and how they can get in touch with their anger and express it appropriately. I generally agree with her premise--that women have been taught not to show their anger, to stuff their feelings, to accept the "glass ceiling," and all these stuffed emotions can lead to depression. But I think she fails to see the chemical component... more info
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