Dr. Gregory L. Jantz - Turning Your Down into Up: A Realistic Plan for Healing from Depression

Turning Your Down into Up is a comprehensive, whole-person approach to curing depression. Dr. Jantz offers an encouraging and practical recovery plan, with new answers and hope for the healing journey through depression.

D R . C ATHERINE H ART W EBER , author of Flourish:Discover the Daily Joy of Abundant, Vibrant Living

I found this book full of hope for souls struggling to find light in the midst of the darkness of a clinical depression. I also found it refreshing from the perspective that it presents a new and bold approach to the ancient problem of depression. The book presents what the authors refer to as a Whole Person Treatment plan that has been practiced and proven effective within Dr. Jantzs personal treatment organization, The Center near Seattle, WA. The whole person refers to the patients emotional, environmental, physical, and spiritual self. The treatment plan involves the exploration of each of these four areas of the depressed persons life and then helps them own their feelings, understand how their past or present environment has contributed to their depression, discover what role their physical health can hold in their depression and recovery, and finally, assess where they are or need to be spiritually, to move out of their darkness into light or turn their down into up. I agree with the concept and the directions for recovery this book has to offer. It offers the hope the authors intend it to.

D R . F REDA V. C REWS , DMin, PhD, and television host of Time for Hope

Theres no shortage of books on depression. What makes this one stand out is its whole-person approach. Based on decades of experience, Dr. Greg Jantz shows readers how to create a week-by-week, personalized recovery plan and explore valuable options beyond medicate it or get over it. If youre seeking practical, workable solutions to overcoming depression, read on!

J UNE H UNT , founder, CEO, CSO (Chief Servant Officer) Hope for the Heart, and author of How to Handle Your Emotions

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T URNING Y OUR D OWN INTO U P
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This book is not intended to replace or substitute the diagnosis, evaluation, or advice of a health-care professional. Readers are advised to consult a physician, therapist, or other qualified health-care professional regarding diagnosis or treatment of their health problems. The author and publisher specifically disclaim liability, loss, or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use or application of any of the contents of this book.

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The names of persons who have come to the Center for counseling have been changed, and some illustrations are a combination of individual stories to protect confidentiality.

Originally published under the title Moving Beyond Depression.

Copyright 2013 by Gregory L. Jantz

Cover design by Kelly L. Howard; cover photography by Rob Atkins

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jantz, Gregory L.
Turning your down into up : a realistic plan for healing from depression / by Gregory L. Jantz, PhD, with Ann McMurray.First Edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN: 978-0-307-73211-8
1. Depression, MentalPopular works. 2. Depression, MentalAlternative treatmentPopular works. I. Title.
RC537. J358 2013
616.8527dc23

2013003149

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To all whom the cloud of depression has
not yet lifted, there is hope.
Lets walk together through these pages on
a journey that brings great rewards.
May you sense a new direction and peace.

Contents

Acknowledgments

To the steadfast team at the Center who have mapped out the vision of hope for nearly thirty years. And to my WaterBrook family and editor Bruce Nygren, I am grateful for his gift of perfection.

Not Just a Case of the Blues

Depression is on the rise, according to the World Health Organization. The phenomenon isnt contained within the borders of the United States or confined to the technological frontiers of the First World. Across the globe, by the year 2020, depression will be second only to heart disease as the leading cause of debilitating illness. Its everywhere; its increasing; its serious. This isnt just a global case of the blues.

If you ask people on the street if they know someone who has suffered from heart problems, they will probably tell about an uncle or a parent who has had a heart attack, angioplasty, or bypass surgery. In some cases, that person may no longer be alive. But often, the patient will have recovered and is reportedly doing great.

Ask them if they know someone who has suffered from depression, and they may not answer as quickly. Most will probably be able to come up with someone. They may remember an aunt who always seemed unhappy at family functions, if she showed up at all. They may recall a cousin who was depressed in high school. They will probably be hesitant to conclude the person is doing well. Instead, they tend to adopt a more watchful, wait-and-see attitude. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, depression is a leading disability worldwide, affecting more than 350 million people.