Just wondering if anyone has heard of or, even better, tried human givens therapy?? I bought this book called 'how to recover from depression...fast' and it's about human givens T. Basically, from what I can gather it's that humans have set needs (or 'givens') like feel safe, loved, attention, feel they have meaning in their life etc etc and that not getting these needs met causes problems like depression etc.

Sounds ok so far, but they are totally against talking about the past etc cos that prolongs the rumination and enhances the depressive state, and instead use guided imagery etc etc. I guess cos it goes against all the other ideas about emotional problems eg if you don't 'deal' with your past, you will keep repeating it etc etc, I'm a bit unsure.

I bought the book cos I need to get better quick to return to Uni. Obviously I know there's no quick fix and it will take me many yrs b4 my default position isn't 'Willow=bad', but I need to be functional to return to Uni and I only have a few months to do this. Anyway, in my usual long-winded way, Id like to know if:
- anyone has tried this type of T?
- was it useful and as quick as they say it is??

Many thanks for reading

*Willow*