Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk about - by Ryan Casey Waller (Paperback)

Three words to describe Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About would be hopeful, practical, and effectively written. I added this book to my cart during my third or fourth round of depression. Medication as a treatment for mental illness is stigmatized in Christian culture. Searching for approval for why I was trying *another* antidepressant and feeling guilty, I bought Ryan’s book. Sadly, it fell victim to my mountainous “To Be Read” pile, and I didn’t read it until now. Ryan Casey Waller tells the story of his struggle with addiction, depression, and anxiety which God used to spur Ryan into becoming a therapist. He begins the book by telling his own story of preaching while he was drunk one Sunday. Amidst slurred words, he denied being intoxicated to those who confronted him later that day. It was at that point he entered a rehabilitation program. Honestly, there is no section I didn’t enjoy! I think I appreciated the practical nature of the second half most, from explaining the differences between counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists to how to approach talk therapy. Ryan makes a case for using medication to treat mental illness in the most simplistic terms. I wish I would have had a guide like this before walking down my mental health roads, walking with my husband through his, and giving advice to friends or other family members. This book is, by far, the most accessible book I have read on this topic. Ryan welcomes everyone to sit with him, to hear his own story if the reader cannot relate. Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About will sit on my shelf for recommendations if you need anything referencing mental health; this is your baseline. Ryan Casey Waller’s book is available to purchase now! “What the church needs to do at this moment is get more comfortable declaring this truth in the face of the crippling realities of mental illness.” Three words to describe Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About would be hopeful, practical, and effectively written. I added this book to my cart during my third or fourth round of depression. Medication as a treatment for mental illness is stigmatized in Christian culture. Searching for approval for why I was trying *another* antidepressant and feeling guilty, I bought Ryan’s book. Sadly, it fell victim to my mountainous “To Be Read” pile, and I didn’t read it until now. Ryan Casey Waller tells the story of his struggle with addiction, depression, and anxiety which God used to spur Ryan into becoming a therapist. He begins the book by telling his own story of preaching while he was drunk one Sunday. Amidst slurred words, he denied being intoxicated to those who confronted him later that day. It was at that point he entered a rehabilitation program. Honestly, there is no section I didn’t enjoy! I think I appreciated the practical nature of the second half most, from explaining the differences between counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists to how to approach talk therapy. Ryan makes a case for using medication to treat mental illness in the most simplistic terms. I wish I would have had a guide like this before walking down my mental health roads, walking with my husband through his, and giving advice to friends or other family members. This book is, by far, the most accessible book I have read on this topic. Ryan welcomes everyone to sit with him, to hear his own story if the reader cannot relate. Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About will sit on my shelf for recommendations if you need anything referencing mental health; this is your baseline. Ryan Casey Waller’s book is available to purchase now! “What the church needs to do at this moment is get more comfortable declaring this truth in the face of the crippling realities of mental illness.”