 About Anne Sheffield
As a writer whose subject is depression, people often assume that I am
a psychiatrist or psychologist, but in fact my credentials in the field of
depressive illness are that I grew up under the aegis of a depressed mother,
and that both my daughter and I also suffer from depression. This triple
whammy has forced upon me multiple insights about what it's like to be
depressed, and also how disheartening it is to be on the receiving end of
someone else's depression-driven behavior. Over time I have come to the
realization that this illness is far more disabling and dangerous than
thought by sufferers and non-sufferers alike.
Knowledge is power. The more you know about depression
- whether someone else's or your own - the better equipped you will be to
short-circuit its impact on your life. My goal is to help you understand two
basic truths about all depressive illness: first, that those in its grip
almost always falsely attribute their negative outlook on life to outside
causes, not to what really ails them, and second, that friends and family
members are equally unaware of the true dynamic at work. Unless you take
charge, there will be a communication meltdown, accompanied by growing mutual
resentment and unhappiness. Your challenge is to use the information and
coping strategies offered on this website and in my books to keep your love
and your relationship intact until professional treatment for the depression
comes to its permanent rescue.
Email Anne at: anne@depressionfallout.org
Anne maintains an email mailing list for occasional, short
messages from Anne.
Anne tries to personally answer all of her email. Please feel free to write her with your comments and questions. Please be assured that she values your time and comments. Anne is not a medical professional and does not offer personal counseling or medical advice via email.
About This Web Site
The information provided on this site is based on Anne's personal experience and interviews with those with first hand
experience with depression fallout including leading professionals in the field. Anne is not a doctor and the advice
on this site is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice.
This Site is funded entirely by Anne Sheffield both as a public service and to promote Anne's books.
This web site has two names: depressionfallout.com and
depressionfallout.org. Both names belong to Anne.
Awards
The National Depression & Manic Depression Association Newsletter
featured an article about Anne and her book HOW YOU CAN SURVIVE WHEN THEY'RE DEPRESSED:
Living and Coping with Depression Fallout.
Anne's book, How You Can Survive When They're Depressed, was awarded a BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD
by The National Multiple Sclerosis
Society.
How You Can Survive When They're Depressed received an award from the New York Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
Privacy
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cookies on your computer and serves up no ads. Thus there is no way for us or
anyone else to track your web surfing activity.
In two instances we ask for an email address: to be added to Anne's
mailing list and to download a chapter from one of her books. Email addresses
are sent directly to Anne Sheffield. They are kept in the strictest confidence and are never
shared.
Copyright
This web site is Copyright 2004-2005. All Rights Reserved. No image, text or other part of this website may be used for any purpose without expressed written permission.
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