NOT EASILY UNDERSTOOD UNLESS A FRIEND OR A LOVED ONE HAS WALKED IN THEIR SHOES FOR A DAY ... OR WITNESSED IT FIRSTHAND. LIVING OFF BALANCE addresses depression, anxiety or both. Like any other chronic but manageable illness, depression or anxiety does not have to impair or preclude a normal life. Yet, persons afflicted with this prolonged, chemical imbalance in their brain know ... life is very different for them. This book provides healthy suggestions, coping tools, real-life examples as well as input from doctors and professionals familiar with mental illness. Ms. Lake reaches out to readers with similar experiences, and strives to bring comfort and friendship to those who either suffer from depression or anxiety or those who have witnessed this condition in a close friend or a loved one.