The internet is an invaluable source of timely information which I am convinced will over time include more original content. Yet at times there is nothing which can replace the intimacy and comfort one receives when holding and reading a good book while relaxing in a favorite easy chair. Many of the depressed people I hope to reach out and help do not have access to the internet, and some of us over 50 may feel intimidated and uncomfortable with the newer technology.

It is for these reasons that I feel a need, for the third time, to try and publish a hard cover copy of my thoughts on depression. It looks as if the professional mental health community may never acknowledge my existence and publishers have trouble recognizing original thought, therefore I have decided to self publish my works on depression.

I have some experience with self publishing as in 1979 I published a booklet on how to start a small business. What is encouraging about that project is that about two months ago I received a call from a man who had recently checked out my booklet from a local library. He was impressed with the work and called me to find out if I had published other related works he might read. After 18 years someone actually thought what I had written had some worth, it felt good.

I had originally copyrighted my work in 1986 under the title 'I Want to Live' but could not find a publisher. Shortly after that time I got busy with the business of life, one must eat, and the project was put on hold. It never really left my mind and I continued to do research and at times did intensive introspection of my mind and the relationship of the conscious and the biological unconscious mind. I tried twice more to find a publisher, to no avail. In the last year I have had a series of uncontrollable catastrophic financial and medical setbacks which again brought depression to the forefront in my life. I used the old techniques to combat my periods of mania, depression, and suicidal thoughts and was amazed at the control I was able to exercise. This succiss renewed my interest in sharing my techniques with the rest of the world, hence this web site.

PLEDGE TO ORDER THE BOOK: I plan to publish my book in October or November of this year. It will be about 150-200 pages long offered in either soft or hard cover editions. The cost for soft cover would be about $15 and for hard cover about $28. I will update you as the information becomes available. In the book I will incorporate the pages of this web site, in addition I will include more thoughts on my theories as to the cause and cure of depression. There is an expanded section on self help, the dark side of depression, help for unipolar depression, and my views on drug therapy.

What I am asking for now is for you to E-mail me a non-binding pledge that you will purchase the book when released. (please take your commitment seriously) You can E-mail me at steveb@frii.com Your E-mail address will not be released to others and the only way I will use it is to update you on the status of publication and to finally ask you to purchase the book when production dates are set. In the absence of a significant number of pledges I am afraid that I will not have the resources to finish this project.

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