Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression Book

Introduction: Don't Look Down     1
Myself So Far     12
Bedlam and Leeches     16
Throat Monsters and Other Terrors     26
Self-Absorption and Symptoms     40
Losing My Balance     50
Breakdown     65
It's No Picnic     74
Leaving Hospital     86
Fine Is a Four-Letter Word     97
Genetics, Family and Other Disorders     109
Home Is Another Country     125
Emotional Memory     138
What We Resist Persists     145
The Elephant in the Room     152
Who Am I?     168
The Second Loony Bin     174
Travels Through Therapy     197
Withdrawal     208
The Beginning of the End     223
Suicide, the Last Goodbye     235
The Tipping Point     247
Making Sense     255
Turning Left     270
The Useful Stuff     291
Coming Through     304
Notes     311
Helpful Reading     317
Thank You     319
Index     321