Body and Mind

We Know What We're Talking About!

by Bruce Hennigan
October 4, 2019

I found it interesting in reading some of the older reviews of our depression books that one “reader”, and I say this guardedly, said of our first book, “Conquering Depression” that he wasn’t going to rely on a book “written by two men who known absolutely nothing about the subject of the book”.

I’d like to set the record straight. Mark Sutton, in his many years of pastoring, always had a robust and busy counseling ministry. In fact, Mark wrote a book on marriage, “Six Weeks to A Better Marriage” and for years, conducted successfully marriage seminars.

Now, I am not a psychologist. I am not a psychiatrist. I am not a counselor. I am a radiologist. My daily job is the interpretation of diagnostic imaging studies. One area of studies involves evaluating the brain with MRI, CAT scan, and PET/CT scans. Don’t worry about the initials. Just know that I am well trained in recognizing and understanding the underlying physiological and anatomical nuances of diseases of the brain.

That doesn’t necessarily make me an expert on depression. And, I don’t claim to be an expert on the treatment of depression. However, I AM an expert on suffering from depression! When I experienced my depressive episode in 1995, I finally agreed to attend counseling. Over the ensuing two years, I learned a LOT about my depression. I had been suffering from indolent episodes of depression all of my adult life and never admitted it.

During my recovery, I began to mine information on depression. Being a physician, that is, a Medical Doctor, I was able to understand the science behind the disease of depression. I was able to understand the diagnosis of depression. I was able to understand the treatments for depression. And, in that information I discovered that “Knowledge is Power”.

In writing our depression book, I clearly state that I am not a physician who treats or diagnoses depression. My portion of the book is designed to help YOU understand depression by taking these complex, medical concepts and making them understandable. That’s it! No magic formula! No big reveal of the next technological advance in treatment!

I want to share with our readers the plan that I developed to help me defeat my own depression. For, I discovered that depression does not just disappear like the bacteria from a throat infection cleared up by antibiotics. Rather, battling depression requires “A LIFETIME PLAN FOR CONQUERING DEPRESSION”. And, our book is more akin to a “boot camp” on understanding and beginning the battle against depression.

Mark and I clearly state in our book and in our seminars that the person suffering from depression must build a team to attack the disease. A medical doctor. A counselor or psychologist. A faith based community. A working knowledge of the intricacies of depression and its affect on YOU.

So, you see, Mark and I both know exactly what we are talking about. We are fellow sufferers with YOU in OUR battle against depression. Our book will point readers in the right direction to get lasting help in conquering depression by understanding the disease, developing a battle plan, and building a team to help defeat depression.


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