Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

By: Robert Duff

Narrated by: Robert Duff

Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's Summary

Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression is the follow-up to the best-selling F**K Anxiety. In this book I take the information, tips, and insights that I have gained as a psychologist and translate them into language that doesn't suck. This is the self-help book for people who don't usually like self-help books.

In Hardcore Self Help: F**K Depression, I talk to you like a friend. That means I speak directly to you, without psychobabble. Instead I tell you why your brain is such a troll. I explain why you have literally no energy or motivation. I tell you why people are so terrible at offering help. Best of all, I tell you how to take realistic steps toward solving these and many other issues caused by depression.

©2016 Robert Duff (P)2016 Robert Duff

beginner level help

I've been struggling more than half my life with depression and anxiety (at least 18 years) and feel my experience is past this book. Would be an excellent source for someone beginning their discovery into self help for depression.

Decent but difficult to recommend

The author tries desperately to appeal to a younger generation by using terms such as "Swag" and "Turnt" going as far to use swear words in just about every other sentence. If you can get past those things there is some good information here my favorite being the "Depression Letter" and the chapter on "Gamification" as it applies to self help. (Both having free resources available on the authors website which is also great)

A rung in the ladder necessary to escape

I recommend this book highly for individuals struggling with low self-esteem, general malaise, or full-blown depression. I have only just finished the book so have not perfected some of the skills recommended by Dr Duff. Consequently I am still so deeply mired in the inexorable muck of hopelessness, self-loathing, and paralysis that I don't really have the energy to say much more. Read the book - - it helps.

Good resource for the emotional toolbox

a nice refreshing way to look at working with depression. I appreciated the down-to-earth approach to a daunting problem

extremely helpful!

I found this book to be extremely helpful! it was more insightful than most therapy sessions that I've gone to. Plus, it was like having 10 therapy sessions for less than the price of one! if you are struggling with depression on any level and trying to make positive changes, I highly recommend reading this!

good info pertaining to depression.

this book is not an adults book as much as it is a teens book.

eh

the narration was forced. you can tell he was reading. the jokes were not good. the overall learning was sort of helpful but by the end I just wanted the book to finish.

Found myself waiting for it to end

The book contains some very good information. But I found myself getting irritated as I was listening.

The author talks too much about himself and his routine. I understand he is th

Okay

As I listened to the book it made me more depressed. It took me two days to listen to the book but it just seemed to drag me down and become more depressed than I originally was. This book was a prescription for self help since my parents don’t believe and depression and won’t allow me to get actual help. I just consumed myself wail listing. Towards the end I just wanted the book to end. But mainly I think it was because of the way I was feeling.

Amazing!

One of the best books on depression I've read. This book is down to earth and helpful. It combines legit strategies with the humor and a realistic view of issues surrounding depression along with some strategies to fight it. I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested.

You'll benefit from this

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is such a good listen. You'll take so much away from it, yes it didn't fix me straight away but I had lots of armour to help me with my battle.

Slaying the Dragon

If you or a significant other suffers from depression you should find this book useful - I did :)

Straight to the point

Robert tells it as it is and suggests some very obvious coping mechanisms that might be so obvious if you are in the thick of it. I thought the last 1/4 was weaker but that’s only because I didn’t need to hear that bit. Overall though a thoroughly recommended book if either you or someone you know is suffering from this crippling condition. Robert - you definitely helped.

Great book and great help

ive been diagnosed with PTSD and depression and thanks to Robert am now armed with the weapons to fight these afflictions. Cheers Robert for your no bulls*$t approach to dealing with depression.

Strong. Obligatory .Superb (SOS)

SOS - its a good source to identufy, to know and what to do with deppression. Hats of to author to show the things, how they are, without "Hollywood". 5🌟

A great start

This book is really motivational without being annoying. it helps me to tackle my depression

Great audiobook!

Well written and narrated book. Made a whole lot of sense and helped a lot more than some of the drivel out there. Can not recommend enough 5*

I defeated Sucklord

The gaming strategy for tackling depression really worked for me. I created a character (that is actually me, I realise now that I’m awesome). Sucklord (depression) tried to hurt me but I incinerated it with my energy weapons. Fuck yeah! Thanks Robert Duff for your fucking amazing books. I downloaded them as audio books and listened to both in two days. Life changer. I’m equipped to handle this shit.

Essential reading for everyone!

This book is essential reading for everyone, even those who don't have depression. This book is a real world description, advice and support for everyone living with depression and a brilliant explanation of what's going on for those who live with someone, know someone or want to understand more about people with depression.

I typically purchase books based on the length (better value?). This is perhaps the shortest, yet most valuable book I own.

The audiobook is brilliantly simple to follow (it was like someone speaking to me in my own voice), but don't underestimate how hard hitting the content is. I've listed to it three times now and it's undoubtably helped me understand what I was going through and identify the differences as I started to come out of it..

Cannot recommend this book highly enough. I'm now reading the Anxiety book and working my way through the podcasts - again, highly recommended.

Easy and direct!

It's my first Audiobook and first on depression... It hit the nail in things I was looking for. Highly recommend!