The Hilarious World of Depression

One of Today’s Ten Best Inspirational Books, 2020 By the creator and host of the acclaimed psychological well being podcast Depresh Mode with John Moe”[A] path to deeper understanding and openness, by way of laughter in the dark” —The New York Times Book Review”Filled with heart, humor and hope.” —People”A funny, honest book.” —Neil Gaiman”Candid and funny and intimate.” —Susan OrleanFor years John Moe, critically-acclaimed public radio persona and host of The Hilarious World of Depression podcast, struggled with despair; it plagued his household and claimed the life of his brother in 2007. As Moe got here to phrases along with his personal sickness, he started to see comparable patterns of habits and coping mechanisms surfacing in conversations with others, together with high-profile comedians who’d struggled with the illness. Moe noticed that there was super consolation and group in open dialogue about these shared experiences and that humor had a novel energy. Thus was born the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression.Inspired by the speedy success of the podcast, Moe has written a outstanding investigation of the illness, half memoir of his personal journey, half treasure trove of laugh-out-loud tales and insights drawn from years of interviews with some of probably the most good minds going through comparable challenges. Throughout the course of this highly effective narrative, despair’s common themes come to mild, amongst them, struggles with id, lack of understanding of the signs, the challenges of work-life, self-medicating, the fallout of the illness within the lives of our family members, the tragedy of suicide, and the hereditary features of the illness.The Hilarious World of Depression illuminates despair in a wholly contemporary and provoking method.