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The Unwelcome Visitor
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'Though we have come a long way this crippling, debilitating, often terminal illness is still shockingly misunderstood. This is my story that you have asked me to tell. Those who suffer from depression will understand and those who don't will hopefully learn how to.'
This is the book that Denise Welch wished for as she found herself exhausted and defeated after yet another visit from The Unwelcome Visitor - the name she gives to the episodes of clinical depression she has suffered from over the past 30 years.
For so many, understanding their mental health is a leap into the unknown, and they are left grappling with the physical and emotional fallout without any guidance or someone to tell them 'you're not alone and you can live a happy and successful life alongside your illness'. Within these pages Denise reveals her ongoing journey from breakdowns to breakthroughs and through self-destruction to self-acceptance.
Typically candid, Denise brings her trademark humour and honesty to a conversation that we urgently need to have, and shows readers it is brave and courageous to be open and vulnerable, and you too can take back control.
'Though we have come a long way this crippling, debilitating, often terminal illness is still shockingly misunderstood. This is my story that you have asked me to tell. Those who suffer from depression will understand and those who don't will hopefully learn how to.'
This is the book that Denise Welch wished for as she found herself exhausted and defeated after yet another visit from The Unwelcome Visitor - the name she gives to the episodes of clinical depression she has suffered from over the past 30 years.
For so many, understanding their mental health is a leap into the unknown, and they are left grappling with the physical and emotional fallout without any guidance or someone to tell them 'you're not alone and you can live a happy and successful life alongside your illness'. Within these pages Denise reveals her ongoing journey from breakdowns to breakthroughs and through self-destruction to self-acceptance.
Typically candid, Denise brings her trademark humour and honesty to a conversation that we urgently need to have, and shows readers it is brave and courageous to be open and vulnerable, and you too can take back control.
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First published June 25, 2020
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July 26, 2020
As someone who suffers from depression but can’t even bring herself to say it aloud, this book was gripping from start to finish. I’ve loved Denise since the days of Waterloo Road (which I admittedly watched as a child), and when I heard about this book and that she struggled, I was shocked. I would have never seen it in her TV appearances, which often happens when it’s revealed that someone in the public suffers with a mental illness. I was even more shocked upon reading of the struggles Denise went through (and still does) because they are absolutely unbearable to even imagine. I related to so many things in this book and I am going to recommend this to everyone I know, specifically people in my life who don’t understand my illness. Thank you, Denise, for such an honest and raw account of such a misunderstood and stigmatised illness — I needed this book a lot.
March 6, 2023
**listened via audible**
I love that this book has been read by the author. Denise reading her book is brilliant. I’ve always been a fan of her, for various reasons - but this book is so honest and real! I have been personally effected by things in this book and I think it’s so so good that someone is willing to put pen to paper in order to help others! I really think it will help others too! Denise, we love you! Denise, thank you!
I love that this book has been read by the author. Denise reading her book is brilliant. I’ve always been a fan of her, for various reasons - but this book is so honest and real! I have been personally effected by things in this book and I think it’s so so good that someone is willing to put pen to paper in order to help others! I really think it will help others too! Denise, we love you! Denise, thank you!
July 28, 2020
As someone who has dealt with clinical depression since I was a child, and has spent many years researching the subject, this book gave me new insights and perspectives that I’m very grateful for.
Actress and TV personality Denise Welch shares her ongoing battle with clinical depression, or what she calls the “Unwelcome Visitor”, and details the effect it has had on her life and career.
The book is almost biographical, charting Welch’s acting and TV career, but always from the aspect of how depression impacted her and what she did to manage it.
Welch also talks about her self medication using alcohol, and how she dealt with that addiction.
I freely admit that the closing chapter, where the authors friends and family talk about how they have been affected by Welch’s depression, brought a tear to my eye.
This is one of the most honest, insightful books on depression that I’ve read.
If you or a friend or family member suffer with depression, then this book may give you a perspective that you find valuable.
Actress and TV personality Denise Welch shares her ongoing battle with clinical depression, or what she calls the “Unwelcome Visitor”, and details the effect it has had on her life and career.
The book is almost biographical, charting Welch’s acting and TV career, but always from the aspect of how depression impacted her and what she did to manage it.
Welch also talks about her self medication using alcohol, and how she dealt with that addiction.
I freely admit that the closing chapter, where the authors friends and family talk about how they have been affected by Welch’s depression, brought a tear to my eye.
This is one of the most honest, insightful books on depression that I’ve read.
If you or a friend or family member suffer with depression, then this book may give you a perspective that you find valuable.
October 6, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
I’ve always loved Denise Welch since the Waterloo Road days! However, this allowed me a large insight into her life. ❤️
Denise speaks candidly about depression and the impact of it. The way that Denise personifies depression as ‘the unwelcome visitor’ is fantastic. Differentiating between ‘grey depression’ and ‘black depression’ is important and something I’d not really thought of before. Denise touches upon how we have to justify mental health to get people to try and understand it. This is a fantastic book and everyone should read it, whether they’ve suffered with depression or not.
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I’ve always loved Denise Welch since the Waterloo Road days! However, this allowed me a large insight into her life. ❤️
Denise speaks candidly about depression and the impact of it. The way that Denise personifies depression as ‘the unwelcome visitor’ is fantastic. Differentiating between ‘grey depression’ and ‘black depression’ is important and something I’d not really thought of before. Denise touches upon how we have to justify mental health to get people to try and understand it. This is a fantastic book and everyone should read it, whether they’ve suffered with depression or not.
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February 16, 2021
I think Denise is fantastic as an actress but also as someone who helps get the word out about mental health. This book was a great read for anyone who has depression but also for people who have family members suffering. Denise is very brave to speak out and I admire her so much.
June 30, 2020
Read within 3 days. I enjoyed every page and found it very relatable. Can be read by absolutely anybody.
June 28, 2020
Such an honest account which I recognise only too well
A mirror of my own illness ( without the drink) so helpful to feel you are not alone. Very honest
A mirror of my own illness ( without the drink) so helpful to feel you are not alone. Very honest
August 23, 2020
An inspiring book for people who suffer with depression and for people who don't know about depression, I suffer with depression and this book has really educated me with signs and symptoms and even relates to when I ever have an episode of depression.
August 8, 2020
What an absolute inspiration. Would read this over and over again, on good days and bad. Thank you Denise Welch!
September 23, 2020
Great! Sharing some quotes that stayed with me...
People get ‘depressed’ because they’re going bankrupt and their world has turned upside down, but if suddenly they get a cheque for £100,000, their depression will go. Theirs is not depressive illness; it’s feeling traumatised. It’s all of the other words that describe mental suffering, and can be every bit as hard, but it’s not depressive illness, for which there is often no reason or explanation.
People who aren’t ill often say to me, ‘You’ve got to exercise more! It’ll make you feel better.’ They don’t realise that, when I’m coming out of a depression, I feel as if I’ve just climbed Everest. I’m so worn out from fighting it that I could fall asleep standing up. Consequently, there have been times in life when I can feel the visitor approaching and I don’t have the energy to stop him. Instead I feel I have to give in.
Still, there’s no denying that a lot of special days were spoiled by the presence of my unwelcome visitor, and I’m writing about them here as a kind of reckoning. I’m putting them down in black and white in defiance of him, to show him that he hasn’t beaten me and will never triumph over me, however hard he makes life for me. I want other people who suffer from depression to know that they can get through it – as I do and have done and will continue to do. I want to show them how bad it has been, but that I’ve survived.
Giving up alcohol doesn’t cure clinical depression, but it stops it being compounded. When you suffer from any mental health issue, drinking just makes you ten times worse. I, more than anybody, understand that having a drink has a brief numbing effect, but you’ve got to get past that because, by numbing the pain for a short time, you’re lengthening the time it will stay with you. Alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant, and you only have to look at your friends crying because they’ve had gin to know it. Everybody cries after gin, even if it’s only, ‘I love you so much, you don’t realise how much . . .’ I generally don’t think about drinking now; there have been a couple of times when an episode of depression has tested my sobriety, but never so much that I have seriously considered having a drink. I draw strength in knowing that if I drank, instead of staying three days the unwelcome visitor might well linger for three weeks. Then I would be right back in the vicious circle of drinking to numb the pain and making it worse. That’s why the best thing anyone with any kind of mental health issue can do for themselves is take alcohol out of their life. It will not cure your illness, but it will have a hugely advantageous effect on how you manage your illness.
I want to withdraw when I’m poorly, but paradoxically, if I don’t see anyone, it makes me feel worse. ‘I’m now becoming completely reclusive,’ I think. So we try to keep some kind of normality
People get ‘depressed’ because they’re going bankrupt and their world has turned upside down, but if suddenly they get a cheque for £100,000, their depression will go. Theirs is not depressive illness; it’s feeling traumatised. It’s all of the other words that describe mental suffering, and can be every bit as hard, but it’s not depressive illness, for which there is often no reason or explanation.
People who aren’t ill often say to me, ‘You’ve got to exercise more! It’ll make you feel better.’ They don’t realise that, when I’m coming out of a depression, I feel as if I’ve just climbed Everest. I’m so worn out from fighting it that I could fall asleep standing up. Consequently, there have been times in life when I can feel the visitor approaching and I don’t have the energy to stop him. Instead I feel I have to give in.
Still, there’s no denying that a lot of special days were spoiled by the presence of my unwelcome visitor, and I’m writing about them here as a kind of reckoning. I’m putting them down in black and white in defiance of him, to show him that he hasn’t beaten me and will never triumph over me, however hard he makes life for me. I want other people who suffer from depression to know that they can get through it – as I do and have done and will continue to do. I want to show them how bad it has been, but that I’ve survived.
Giving up alcohol doesn’t cure clinical depression, but it stops it being compounded. When you suffer from any mental health issue, drinking just makes you ten times worse. I, more than anybody, understand that having a drink has a brief numbing effect, but you’ve got to get past that because, by numbing the pain for a short time, you’re lengthening the time it will stay with you. Alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant, and you only have to look at your friends crying because they’ve had gin to know it. Everybody cries after gin, even if it’s only, ‘I love you so much, you don’t realise how much . . .’ I generally don’t think about drinking now; there have been a couple of times when an episode of depression has tested my sobriety, but never so much that I have seriously considered having a drink. I draw strength in knowing that if I drank, instead of staying three days the unwelcome visitor might well linger for three weeks. Then I would be right back in the vicious circle of drinking to numb the pain and making it worse. That’s why the best thing anyone with any kind of mental health issue can do for themselves is take alcohol out of their life. It will not cure your illness, but it will have a hugely advantageous effect on how you manage your illness.
I want to withdraw when I’m poorly, but paradoxically, if I don’t see anyone, it makes me feel worse. ‘I’m now becoming completely reclusive,’ I think. So we try to keep some kind of normality
July 6, 2020
As a sufferer of depression and seeing Denise’s depressive episodes on Twitter I have complete admiration for Denise in writing this book and I firmly believe that everyone should read this if you have suffered from depression or know someone that does/has. People’s depression can be different and not everyone will experience the same depression as Denise, I didn’t, but I believe this book is very important.
We are lucky now that as a society we are more ‘on board’ with depression and mental health issues and I wish this book had been written 30 years ago.
This book is not a woman feeling sorry for herself because she is feeling a bit low and has her monthly visitor to contend with. This is a book written about many full-on depressive episodes.
Denise writes very honestly how, and when, her depression affects her and to be honest I don’t know how she has been able to carry on with her career. Many others would have just given up on public life, if circumstances allowed them, and kept themselves out of the public eye but good on Denise as she has not let her ‘Unwelcome Visitor’ control her life.
She speaks openly about the affect the visitor has on her, the black or grey figure standing cloaked in the corner of the room while she tries to cope with life, including long periods in her life when alcohol or even drugs were a way of coping with the disease, and I am so glad she has a supportive, loving family who care very deeply for her which comes across in the book. Many people do not have that.
If there is one thing I know, telling someone with depression to cheer up is like telling someone with their leg in plaster to get up and walk. I am pleased that Denise has been so outspoken about her depression. Even if you are not a fan of Denise read the book and imagine it is your relative or friend that is going through this. It will make you stop and think and be grateful it is not you in that situation. Thank you for reading this review.
We are lucky now that as a society we are more ‘on board’ with depression and mental health issues and I wish this book had been written 30 years ago.
This book is not a woman feeling sorry for herself because she is feeling a bit low and has her monthly visitor to contend with. This is a book written about many full-on depressive episodes.
Denise writes very honestly how, and when, her depression affects her and to be honest I don’t know how she has been able to carry on with her career. Many others would have just given up on public life, if circumstances allowed them, and kept themselves out of the public eye but good on Denise as she has not let her ‘Unwelcome Visitor’ control her life.
She speaks openly about the affect the visitor has on her, the black or grey figure standing cloaked in the corner of the room while she tries to cope with life, including long periods in her life when alcohol or even drugs were a way of coping with the disease, and I am so glad she has a supportive, loving family who care very deeply for her which comes across in the book. Many people do not have that.
If there is one thing I know, telling someone with depression to cheer up is like telling someone with their leg in plaster to get up and walk. I am pleased that Denise has been so outspoken about her depression. Even if you are not a fan of Denise read the book and imagine it is your relative or friend that is going through this. It will make you stop and think and be grateful it is not you in that situation. Thank you for reading this review.
June 26, 2020
Everything I know about Denise Welch I read in this book, seriously, I have never seen Coronation Street and avoid tabloid presses. Loose Women brings me out in hives. I bought this book because of a moving article on the BBC about it and Denise's depression. The book didn't disappoint, it provided a deeply personal and evocative account of one person's fight with a debilitating illness. There were many times I was moved to tears. It was also humorous at times and a very easy read. The author has such a light writing style that it balances the subject matter. I also valued the writing at the back if the book by friends and family talking about their own experiences of Denise's depression. It's an illness that impacts everyone no matter how well the individual concerned may hide it.
There are only two criticisms I have. The first is that the narrative about alcohol addiction, and the message about depressives drinking alcohol, was repeated far too often. Some more careful proofing could have easily resolved that. The second is that at two points I'm thrown out of the personal journey by what appears to be an advertisement for a weight loss programme. It may have helped the author in her own journey but the way it was introduced and described felt just a bit too salesy to me.
Other than those two things I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand depression or find comradeship as a person experiencing mental illness or supporting someone with it.
There are only two criticisms I have. The first is that the narrative about alcohol addiction, and the message about depressives drinking alcohol, was repeated far too often. Some more careful proofing could have easily resolved that. The second is that at two points I'm thrown out of the personal journey by what appears to be an advertisement for a weight loss programme. It may have helped the author in her own journey but the way it was introduced and described felt just a bit too salesy to me.
Other than those two things I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand depression or find comradeship as a person experiencing mental illness or supporting someone with it.
July 12, 2020
I absolutely love Denise Welch and have admired her bravery for talking so openly about her years of battling depression, anxiety and alcohol addiction. She’s outspoken and fun and brutally honest. So when I saw her talk about this book she had written about her journey, I knew I had to read it.
I knew this was going to be a difficult read for me personally; I am almost 30 and have been dealing with anxiety for the last 15 years and depression for the last 5 years or so. On top of that, my mother sadly passed away in October 2019 at the age of just 56. After a 20 year battle with alcohol addiction.
I was right, it was hard to read in places 💔 But, it was amazing to read her story and how well she describes what living with depression is really like, for her. Even though everyone experiences it in different ways, I think everyone could relate to some parts of her story.
Her goal was for this book to help those living with depression see that you can get better! You might not be able to ever make it truly go away but you can learn to manage it over time and still live a wonderful life. You can be happy!
She also wanted people who know or love someone with depression to be able to read this book and develop more understanding about the mental illness and what that person might be going through.
I think she definitely achieved that!
It was a really insightful book and I admire Denise Welch even more for everything she has dealt with and overcome in her life. She’s an inspiration to so many and I really hope this book helps many others ❤️
I knew this was going to be a difficult read for me personally; I am almost 30 and have been dealing with anxiety for the last 15 years and depression for the last 5 years or so. On top of that, my mother sadly passed away in October 2019 at the age of just 56. After a 20 year battle with alcohol addiction.
I was right, it was hard to read in places 💔 But, it was amazing to read her story and how well she describes what living with depression is really like, for her. Even though everyone experiences it in different ways, I think everyone could relate to some parts of her story.
Her goal was for this book to help those living with depression see that you can get better! You might not be able to ever make it truly go away but you can learn to manage it over time and still live a wonderful life. You can be happy!
She also wanted people who know or love someone with depression to be able to read this book and develop more understanding about the mental illness and what that person might be going through.
I think she definitely achieved that!
It was a really insightful book and I admire Denise Welch even more for everything she has dealt with and overcome in her life. She’s an inspiration to so many and I really hope this book helps many others ❤️
July 2, 2020
Being someone who has suffered from depression since I was 13 (23 years) , I was intrigued to read Denise's story. I found it quite a challenging read at time as she captures the greyness and unpredictability of it well and how you can be fine one moment then 5 mins later not and just be going through the motions. Obviously her story is different to my own and everyones depression starts at different times and for different reasons and everyone uses different coping mechanisms but I am thankful for her writting the book to try and help others understand a little how it feels and how it can't be 'fixed' just need to be there for the person and there will be good times and not so good times. Mental health is such a taboo subject and I have lost so many friends and relationships due to it anything that helps raise awareness I am grateful for. It gives me hope I will maybe find people who will be willing to go through the ups and downs with me. Its lovely to hear Denise has found a support network and a way of accepting and coping with her illness. Quite a bit of name dropping of famous people and mentioning acting jobs she has had but that didn't worry me like it has others thats her life after all. It is a bit repetitive too but again nature of the illness unfortunatley x
July 18, 2021
Most of the books I've read about depression tend to be full of medical information and don't really convey the experience of living with depression. This book manages it brilliantly.
Denise starts by recounting when she first knew something wasn't quite right but she didn't know what it was. She was treated appallingly at first by the medical profession and suffered many of the snide remarks that you unfortunately comes to associate with people's reaction to mental health conditions. We follow Denise through her life and how she has struggled and tried to cope with the condition.
I particularly loved the final chapter when her nearest and dearest provided an insight to their experience of loving and caring for someone with depression.
If anything, this book reassures me that I actually have clinical depression. That may sound odd, but mental health is such a spectrum of conditions that can be hard to distinguish and you can end up second guessing your diagnosis.
If an updated edition is published, I would suggest a trigger warning is added at the start. As someone with the condition, I found it could trigger memories of my own experience which could affect my mood.
Denise starts by recounting when she first knew something wasn't quite right but she didn't know what it was. She was treated appallingly at first by the medical profession and suffered many of the snide remarks that you unfortunately comes to associate with people's reaction to mental health conditions. We follow Denise through her life and how she has struggled and tried to cope with the condition.
I particularly loved the final chapter when her nearest and dearest provided an insight to their experience of loving and caring for someone with depression.
If anything, this book reassures me that I actually have clinical depression. That may sound odd, but mental health is such a spectrum of conditions that can be hard to distinguish and you can end up second guessing your diagnosis.
If an updated edition is published, I would suggest a trigger warning is added at the start. As someone with the condition, I found it could trigger memories of my own experience which could affect my mood.
February 19, 2024
Finally finished reading the unwelcome visitor to be honest I was very DISAPPOINTED in reading this book as I felt it was a repeat of the first two books she has written, it was just repeating itself again and again, and to put the icing on the cake she kept talking about her work as if she’s promoting it again & again she mentioned her work people which was irrelevant her depression was hard for her as she didn’t help herself by drinking the lifestyle she had. I feel it was partly to blame for her depression to be worse, She never had time for her kids and poor Tim was always stuck with them, however, she moved on with a new relationship, which I feel has saved her partly, I feel she could of got more help and looked more into why she was feeling the way she was. I just couldn’t wait to finish the book won’t be reading any more her books.
July 1, 2020
I read this book after seeing a very Frank, open and heartfelt video Denise Welch did for Loose Women. I didn't really know much about her, other than I knew she'd had some problems with alcohol and drugs. I am so glad I read this book. It is honest, warm and interesting. Whilst reading this book, it made me realise that I have been suffering from mild depression for many years. Denise's description of how she would feel like she was devoid of emotions and felt nothing - we're so relatable for me. I think Denise has done a wonderful thing writing this book as it will help sufferers relate and not feel so alone and it will help non-sufferers to understand the reality of living with depression. Thoroughly recommend.
July 21, 2020
As a sufferer of mental health issues, I feel like I could have written this book myself...not the show business stuff of course, but the descriptions of depression, the way Denise describes her episodes, self medicating etc.
I would recommend everyone read this book, sadly we will all know someone who has depression, or like me, is a fellow sufferer. Denise articulates herself so well. Just knowing someone else 'gets it' understands how you feel, how crippling and debilitating the disease is...it makes you feel less alone.
I would recommend everyone read this book, sadly we will all know someone who has depression, or like me, is a fellow sufferer. Denise articulates herself so well. Just knowing someone else 'gets it' understands how you feel, how crippling and debilitating the disease is...it makes you feel less alone.
September 21, 2020
Denise Welch is a well known and highly accomplished actress, who outwardly looks very happy and bubbly. Yet, she like many others has battled with depression, alcohol and drug issues.
It must have taken a lot of courage to share her journey so honestly, including the effects of her illness on both friends and family.
It was interesting to note that these issues began after the birth of her first child, and that her symptoms began to recede with the correct hormonal medication.
Ultimately, life style changes and a supportive partner helped Denise to heal the unwelcome visitor.
It must have taken a lot of courage to share her journey so honestly, including the effects of her illness on both friends and family.
It was interesting to note that these issues began after the birth of her first child, and that her symptoms began to recede with the correct hormonal medication.
Ultimately, life style changes and a supportive partner helped Denise to heal the unwelcome visitor.
February 6, 2021
Well here it is, pure and simple. The most honest account of what it is like to have depression that I have read. Truly difficult to live with, but so glad Denise has found a way.
I too believe there is so much more we should be doing in this field. More research into hormone imbalances just a starting point, but also treating people with kindness and respect can go a long way for people suffering. Never tell someone to cheer up or get over it, you're likely to make it much worse.
Well done and thank you Denise for putting this out there. I wish her all the best.
I too believe there is so much more we should be doing in this field. More research into hormone imbalances just a starting point, but also treating people with kindness and respect can go a long way for people suffering. Never tell someone to cheer up or get over it, you're likely to make it much worse.
Well done and thank you Denise for putting this out there. I wish her all the best.
January 3, 2026
starting with depression after her first child, the unwelcome visitor is now part of her life. This was a frank account of her depression, including how she manages to keep her career going, even at times carrying on with her acting, which often includes anxiety that is hard to keep going with. She also writes frankly about her problem with alcohol, which she used as a prop when her depression was very bad, but eventually, after her marriage breakup meeting her new husband, who with her decided to be tee total. she also puts help out and family interviewed how her depression has affected them
July 6, 2020
I have no other words other than 'Wow'. I have read this in less than 24 hours. Honest, raw, heartbreaking and educational.
This story is so very important! I related very much to certain parts and felt sympathy in other parts. This is a must read for every body! Whether you have personal mental health issues or if you know somebody who does and need an insight into how you may be able to help them.
This story is so very important! I related very much to certain parts and felt sympathy in other parts. This is a must read for every body! Whether you have personal mental health issues or if you know somebody who does and need an insight into how you may be able to help them.
October 13, 2020
I didn't know how much I needed to read this book until I picked it up. As someone who has been fortunate enough to have not suffered with depression or mental health issues, this has really opened my eyes to the daily struggles this illness can cause. I feel more knowledgeable on a illness that cannot always be seen and hope that I never have to go through half of what Denise has. Everyone should read this book, whether they suffer with depression or not.
August 25, 2021
Honest and real.
This book lifts the lid on clinical depression and is so informative and relatable.
I am in awe of Denise's strength and courage to be able to live with this awful thing. I think she should be applauded for being so honest and open about a very personal thing but in doing so she will help thousands of people realise they are not alone and their feelings are valid.
This book lifts the lid on clinical depression and is so informative and relatable.
I am in awe of Denise's strength and courage to be able to live with this awful thing. I think she should be applauded for being so honest and open about a very personal thing but in doing so she will help thousands of people realise they are not alone and their feelings are valid.
September 28, 2021
I honestly really wanted to like this book, i had high hopes of this book but it should really have been advertised as a autobiography book not on how to survive depression. Something about this book felt so off how it mainly seemed based on her work life and all the name dropping and going way off subject sometimes I got so bored, almost like she is bragging in regards to her career like I am so famous, it just didn’t feel it was very sincere.
August 13, 2022
Insightful
Depression is not always talked about in the manner that this book has dealt with it. Journeying with Denise Welsh in this book will hopefully remove the stigma associated with such a terrible intangible affliction. Her story will help people heal or at best cope. The message of hope is what makes this book an invaluable book for everyone. We all know someone or of someone who struggles in a similar way and understanding helps to empathise.
Depression is not always talked about in the manner that this book has dealt with it. Journeying with Denise Welsh in this book will hopefully remove the stigma associated with such a terrible intangible affliction. Her story will help people heal or at best cope. The message of hope is what makes this book an invaluable book for everyone. We all know someone or of someone who struggles in a similar way and understanding helps to empathise.
June 27, 2020
Me Me Me
All excuses and self-promotion. Alcohol, drugs and self-pity - plus a healthy dose of boring repetition. Every time something was good she used the excuse of "depression" to ruin it. I've known people like this. Controllers. "My illness" - my arse. And I paid €9.99 to read that!
All excuses and self-promotion. Alcohol, drugs and self-pity - plus a healthy dose of boring repetition. Every time something was good she used the excuse of "depression" to ruin it. I've known people like this. Controllers. "My illness" - my arse. And I paid €9.99 to read that!
February 18, 2021
A gut wrenchingly honest read that, at times, I could very much relate to. Such an intensely personal book that I feel so many people who haven’t experienced depression or mental health issues should read. I think it would give them a much greater understanding of mental health and help them to learn empathy towards others going through it. Highly recommend!
August 24, 2021
Brilliant. Such a raw and descriptive account that reminds us that depression can happen to anybody. I think Denise is open and honest about her alcoholism and the troubles she has faced and this was quite a moving book. This book reminded me that all we need to do for somebody who is depressed is just be there when they need. Great book.
August 25, 2023
as a mother with a daughter with clinical depression i can relate to the things denise has talked about in her book. I too have to give my daughter space and watch her when she is in these eposodes as a mum i feel very helpless so denises book has been a great read for me and hope the message can help other family members also.
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