Read your way out of depression

[callmemadam]

Browsing the blogs I visit regularly I found both Susan Hill and Dove Grey Reader writing about The Reading Cure, an article by Blake Morrison in the Guardian Review. I've posted the link for those, like me, who are ex-Guardian readers. Well worth reading and how true do people think it is? Many depressed people can't concentrate on anything and find it hard to read at all. I have more thoughts on this which I may post later.

Comments

[gghost.livejournal.com]

I think that there are great possibilities in this idea. When I'm feeling down, losing myself in a book usually gives me a boost.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

It's finding the right book! Interesting point in the article that for really bad times 'cheerful' reading is not necessarily the answer.