Customer Reviews
Good - By: Mark, 02 Oct 2008 
I bought this when I began my second long term absence from work due to Depression. This time I decided to approach my illness with acceptance, & learn something about it, tell my friends & family, & perhaps educate them a bit.
I enjoyed the book, it can be readin a few minutes which makes it an ideal book to hand to people who don't understand Depression. I found my self almost laughingin agreement with some of the pictures.
My only complaint is I thought the last few pages almost trivialised the illness for me, thinking from my own experiences of a lifetime with Depression & the daily struggle. I also find it mildly patronsing,in almost the 'get a grip of yourself' way, for me I'd want nothing more than to be able to do that. Perhaps that's simply my interpretation through Black Dog eyes, but that's how I felt after the last few pages, the rest was fine, & for that reason I've been reluctant to give it to my friends & family, & why I've given it a lower mark.
if you suffer depression gices this book to family and friends - By: JuJuDollie, 29 Sep 2008 
I have suffered depression for years but have found it hard to describe or explain to anyone who has not had this condition. This book helped liberate me & let family & friends understand me more fully.
They say a picture paints a thousand words & this is true of this book. It doesn't sanitise depression or sensationalise it but rather shows how most of us who live with it, well, um, live with it.
I have read other text books on depression which are great but for family & friends this is the one they should read.
This book has become my friend - By: Ian Walker, 06 Jul 2008 I am just recovering from my latest 'depressive episode' & wish I had found this book earlier. Instantly puts into images the feelings I have being suffering from & not able to describe myself. This book is so small & light-weight I can carry it anywhere, I find it an enormous help to read whenever the dark thoughts come. This is exactly what you need when your concentration is low, 10 minutes cover to cover & instantly feel lifted.
A light in the darkness... - By: BlackButterfly, 26 Jun 2008 I don't suffer with depression, but I lived for many years with a partner that suffered with depression. Someone recommended this book to me, & it has helped me to understand so much. Every picture just jumps off the page, & I can see so many of the problems he had. This book is brilliant, brave & touching. I loved it.
Simply the best - By: R. Lloyd, 21 Jun 2008 I have little to add to previous reviews. I'm a very verbal person, not very visual. But when I'm deeplyin my depression I can't concentrate long enough to process ideas properly. Someone gave me this book & the simple pictures touched me as words couldn't. I felt understood. The wayin which Andrew Johnstone simultaneously externalises & owns his depression - it's a black dog that takes you over, but at the same time it's one you've got to learn to accept & live with - is to me the best way of thinking about it.
I've lent this book out many times, including to a couple of clinical psychologists & a consultant psychiatrist, & they've all loved it. Please do buy or recommend it for anyone you know who has a black dog of their own, or who is close to anyone with one.
