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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
1.5 stars ⭐
Help Me! Starts off rather depressing and long winded before you get to chapter 1,the whole point of the book. Then she proceeds to spend a month doing things that scare her. These were sort of on a scale of increasing intensity ( a CBT technique) but very detailed descriptions of the physiological and mental symptoms of anxiety could be triggering and felt unnecessary.
Although it is nice to see her conquer her fears and succeed and her awkward Miranda Hart type embarrassments and awkwardness,anyone with an anxiety disorder who follows this process could seriously backfire and lead to shame and at worst flashbacks and more intense aversion and anxiety,self hatred & criticism for "failing". The things she chose to face that scared her some seemed randomly picked and of no practical use to her daily life,some she did while drinking alcohol,some like parallel parking seemed appropriate for her specific fears. Cramming all these into a month unsupported is also a pretty stupid idea,depending on general baseline stress levels (& trauma) you could damage yourself mentally and physically with the extra stressors without any time to recover by doing multiple fear confrontations per day,cold water exposure isn't safe for everyone either.Her choice of self help books were really a mixed bag ,lacking any self-compassion books and pushing her to self loathing. Do more for others when you're a people pleaser ,how do those go together?
Her mental ruminations, mentally beating herself up can become unpleasant to listen to,whiny and paranoid at times,depressing with multiple hints of morbidity.I skipped quite a few chapters,it was padded with unnecessary descriptions.
It's more informative about thinking and emotions when depressed rather than anything informative about self-help books and more of a story about her life than her applying principles in self help books.
Her mother isn't exactly the nicest, most supportive parent and doesn't seem to contribute much to the book.The Brenée Brown chapter is more about her falling out with her friend and reconnecting than her learning and applying anything from the book.The last chapters lead to her having a mental breakdown.
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It wasn't as informative as I hoped and I don't recommend it to anyone already struggling. It was described as hilarious and heartwarming. I found it was quite the opposite, disturbing,dar and quite sad unless you find her having terro nightmares of her murdering her family and crying in public.
Help Me! Starts off rather depressing and long winded before you get to chapter 1,the whole point of the book. Then she proceeds to spend a month doing things that scare her. These were sort of on a scale of increasing intensity ( a CBT technique) but very detailed descriptions of the physiological and mental symptoms of anxiety could be triggering and felt unnecessary.
Although it is nice to see her conquer her fears and succeed and her awkward Miranda Hart type embarrassments and awkwardness,anyone with an anxiety disorder who follows this process could seriously backfire and lead to shame and at worst flashbacks and more intense aversion and anxiety,self hatred & criticism for "failing". The things she chose to face that scared her some seemed randomly picked and of no practical use to her daily life,some she did while drinking alcohol,some like parallel parking seemed appropriate for her specific fears. Cramming all these into a month unsupported is also a pretty stupid idea,depending on general baseline stress levels (& trauma) you could damage yourself mentally and physically with the extra stressors without any time to recover by doing multiple fear confrontations per day,cold water exposure isn't safe for everyone either.Her choice of self help books were really a mixed bag ,lacking any self-compassion books and pushing her to self loathing. Do more for others when you're a people pleaser ,how do those go together?
Her mental ruminations, mentally beating herself up can become unpleasant to listen to,whiny and paranoid at times,depressing with multiple hints of morbidity.I skipped quite a few chapters,it was padded with unnecessary descriptions.
It's more informative about thinking and emotions when depressed rather than anything informative about self-help books and more of a story about her life than her applying principles in self help books.
Her mother isn't exactly the nicest, most supportive parent and doesn't seem to contribute much to the book.The Brenée Brown chapter is more about her falling out with her friend and reconnecting than her learning and applying anything from the book.The last chapters lead to her having a mental breakdown.
🙅♀️
It wasn't as informative as I hoped and I don't recommend it to anyone already struggling. It was described as hilarious and heartwarming. I found it was quite the opposite, disturbing,dar and quite sad unless you find her having terro nightmares of her murdering her family and crying in public.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War
dentist,money worries,melanoma
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Felt redundant and whiny. Seems like she could’ve put all that time and energy into therapy and accomplished more.
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challenging
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Marianne Power's candid, hilarious, and thoughtful memoir will resonant with any woman who has ever looked in the mirror and thought to herself, "I'm not pretty enough, smart enough, thin enough, or accomplished enough." A New Year's resolution turns into a soul searching nightmare as famed international journalist, Marianne Power, vows to read and adhere to a new self-help book every month. From rejection therapy to finances to fighting fear to talking to men, Marianne pushes herself to the limits and discovers that self-help is no joke. Over the course of the year she finds herself jumping from planes, chatting up strangers on the tube, asking a room full of businessmen for a date, doing naked yoga, and walking over hot coals. But has any of it made her a better woman? It's a year of change and discovery but as Marrianne discovers, sometimes too much looking inward can make us more self-centered and desensitized to what truly matters. Narrated brilliantly by the author and her mother, the wit and candor shines through even the darkest moments. Readers will be charmed by this thought-provoking quest on what it takes to be the best version of ourselves.