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How long does it take to read Depression and the Body?

Alexander Lowen

Depression and the Body by Alexander Lowen takes about 5 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 50 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1972. 318 pages, about 87,450 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 43 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 50 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 39 minutes

The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An eminent psychiatristʼs revolutionary plan for conquering depression. The depressed person, says Dr. Alexander Lowen, is out of touch with reality - and especially with the reality of his or her own body. This inspiring, pioneering book explores the cultural and psychological forces that contribute to this condition and shows how we can overcome depression, first by reestablishing the connection to our physical selves and learning to recognize the physical manifestations of our emotions. Drawing on his vast experience with depressed patients, Dr. Lowen then outlines a series of simple but remarkably effective exercises that help us reawaken to our own inherent energies, enable us to express our love and uniqueness, and recover our spirituality and faith in living. Book cover.

Subjects: Mental Depression, Bioenergetic psychotherapy, Religion and Psychology, Depression, Depression, mental, Bioenergetics

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