Table of Contents for Biological Unhappiness

Biological Unhappiness by Dr. Leland Heller

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Acknowledgments

How I Got Involved

Foreword

Introduction & Goals
Chapter 1: introduction and goals

Screening Test
Chapter 2: screening test

Survival "Disorders"
Chapter 3: GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)
Chapter 4: OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder)
Chapter 5: AD(H)D (attention deficit disorder)
Chapter 6: "fractured enjoyment"

Brain Disorders
Chapter 7: depression
Chapter 8: bipolar
Chapter 9: cyclothymia
Chapter 10: OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)
Chapter 11: phobias
Chapter 12: panic disorder
Chapter 13: pain & substance abuse
Chapter 14: borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Chapter 15: premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Chapter 16: other neurobiological disorders

Medical Treatment
Chapter 17: general information
Chapter 18: medications for Biological Unhappiness
Chapter 19: low thyroid, B12, iron
Chapter 20: psychological counseling

Recovery
Chapter 21: retraining the brain
Chapter 22: living life to the fullest

Moving Forward
Chapter 23: the future
Chapter 24: in conclusion

True Stories

How to Order

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I'm not meant to be happy.
I realize food is a drug for me, but I still can't stop eating.
People think I'm weird.
I feel so angry.
It's so hard to make decisions.
I deserve to suffer.
What's the point, there's no hope anyway.
I have such a bad temper.
I'm a nervous wreck.
Why are the tests always normal? Something must be wrong.
My PMS is awful.
I think I have a chemical imbalance.
I hate myself.
Marijuana and alcohol are the only things that give me some peace.
I can't stand feeling like I'm going to die or go crazy.
Stress turns me into a monster.
Don't ask me to do the paperwork!
Deja vu, things feeling unreal, I'm afraid to tell anybody.
Prozac made me feel hyper and scared.
Don't even try to interrupt me when I'm doing something I like.
Nothing ever really works for my depression.
I get bad moods for no good reason.
My mind never, ever stops.
Anxiety, rage, depression and despair.
It's so hard to listen and pay attention.
I feel so empty inside.
I just can't seem to get things finished.
Why do I like drugs and danger?
How could it be nerves?
Why do I get myself into so much trouble?
Why can't I have a happy, successful relationship?
I'm afraid of medicines, I'm allergic to everything.
Prozac stopped working.

I don't know why I did it!
But what if I make a mistake?
You mean I'm not supposed to think all the time?
Don't get me mad!
I can't stop worrying even when I try.
I just can't seem to get started.
I can't throw that away, what if I need it some day?
My house is always a mess.
Why do I speak without thinking first?
I get so mad at other drivers!
My life is up and down.
It seems I have to work so hard to be happy when others don't.
I hate it when people don't like me.
I have no energy.
What's the point, it's not going to work out anyway.
It's my way or the highway.
I hate being quiet, I feel so restless.
I read the whole page and I can't remember what I read.
I need to check it out just one more time.
If I die the pain will finally go away.
I can't believe what I've done. I'll never forgive myself.