I wish that I was one of the many people that this book successfully helped to rid of their depression. For myself, my depression is, and always has been, a neurological and hereditary chemical imbalance. While the author seemed to have a pretty good grasp on depression and why people (normal people) get depressed, I didn't feel like it acknowledged so much depression from a chemical imbalance standpoint, to the extent where medication really IS required to get better or see improvement of symptoms. I did find the book to be more than slightly repetitive with the questioning, almost as if I was going back and forth through email correspondence with a therapist rather than being able to speak with them face to face. Some of the material also did feel a bit too far carried-out and droned on longer than it needed to. However, the questions and ideas posed within the book aren't earth-shattering and new, and could really apply to anyone who picks up the book for a read - even if they don't have depression.