Have other self-help and personal empowerment books given you a sense of hope, yet failed to deliver lasting relief? Are you feeling so unhappy— or so chronically depressed and anxious— that you just can’t generate enough energy to “process your issues” and unload your emotional baggage? If so, you may finally have come to the right place!
"Don’t Kill Yourself...Yet" offers readers long-term relief from mental misery, without requiring a lot of tiresome psychological processing. In a colorful, irreverent voice, author Michael McTeigue shares The Seven Life Hacks, which are destined to improve your thoughts, feelings, and actions in a very short time.
The secret to crushing depression and anxiety lies in resurrecting your life force. Four key factors are annihilating your life force, from moment to moment, every day: your thoughts, your interactions with others, the circumstances of your daily grind, and your relationship with your body. Michael, who overcame his own depression, gives you his simple yet memorable life hacks to shield your life force in every situation you encounter.
As you consistently conquer the energies that diminish you in the present moment, your life force miraculously renews itself, and your mental and emotional suffering dissipates. You start to feel like your “old self”—like your real self—again.
"Don’t Kill Yourself...Yet" is not for everyone. It’s not an inspirational pep talk about the power of positive thinking. It doesn’t even promise enduring happiness, success, and emotional fulfillment. But if permanent relief from constant mental misery—and clawing your way back up to “Neutral”—is exactly what you are looking for just now, The Seven Life Hacks are your ticket to a better tomorrow!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael McTeigue is a crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline counselor. He experienced chronic depression for several years, and he tried meds and talk therapy, attended workshops, and read countless books while striving to recover. He finally succeeded and, in the process, Michael developed and refined The Seven Life Hacks, which he hopes will help lighten the load for each person who tries them. Michael has written four books. He is married with two daughters and resides in Northern California. Contact Michael at The7LifeHacks@gmail.com.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Lawrence Moorcroft is a commercial artist, illustrator, and feature film animator. He has designed and built theme park rides and monsters in glass fiber. He enjoys drawing and illustrating books and children’s stories. Lawrence recently turned to writing an adventure story for boys called The Other Marco. A blog of the same name illustrates and promotes this venture.
A big thumbs up for “Don’t Kill Yourself...Yet.” Author Michael McTeigue has skillfully formulated a recipe whose principal ingredients include the cream of various established but complex world-views and mental health concepts, blended with his own unique observations and experiences. The result is an invigorating and effective elixir for those suffering from unchecked depression or anxiety.
He assigns faces to both the internal and external factors that rob us of our essential life forces by personifying them as The Beast, Shit Slingers, and humanity’s mayhem-causing Misfits. Even The Three Little Pigs have an instructive cameo appearance!
In the past, I’ve attempted to work through well-regarded but intimidating tomes in pursuit of insight and solace, only to give up after endless chapters of preamble and overly-technical material. By comparison, “Don’t Kill Yourself...Yet” takes a ‘maximum benefit per page’ approach by offering the reader ever increasing glimpses of hope and relief exactly when they need it...now!.
I truly believe that anyone who reads this book will benefit even if you have never been depressed or suicidal. You will find new focus and understanding as to how and why our own negative thoughts create roadblocks to success and fulfillment.
The life hacks that are explained in a fun and entertaining way have really helped me free my mind so that I can live up to my full potential. All aspects of my life have gotten better since learning and implementing these techniques. My level of focus is off the charts. I don't know if this book will help you like it has me, but when you have been depressed and/or suicidal like I have, it's certainly worth a shot.
I can not stress enough how well written and thought provoking this book is. Thank you Michael McTeigue for writing Don't Kill Yourself...Yet!