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crypticspren's review against another edition
4.0
This book isn’t really a self help book, but more of a self-discovery book, and everyone should read it.
I have spent the last 10 years living with mental illness, so I thought I knew it all. I’m a classics historian that specialises in mental illness in the ancient world, so of course I thought I knew it all. But this book prompted me to acknowledge aspects of mental health I had never considered. It made me realise how suffering takes almost every possible form and affects everyone. I had never before considered the possibility that wealthy, physically fit and healthy, beautiful people could battle so violently with the voice in their head. I had never before considered that some of the most successful people have flourished from pain...
This book won’t cure you. But it has shown me that even with mental illness, I have just as much chance to be amazing as anyone else.
This is truly a wonderful collection of essays to read in one go or dip in and out of. I truly think everyone should read this book.
I have spent the last 10 years living with mental illness, so I thought I knew it all. I’m a classics historian that specialises in mental illness in the ancient world, so of course I thought I knew it all. But this book prompted me to acknowledge aspects of mental health I had never considered. It made me realise how suffering takes almost every possible form and affects everyone. I had never before considered the possibility that wealthy, physically fit and healthy, beautiful people could battle so violently with the voice in their head. I had never before considered that some of the most successful people have flourished from pain...
This book won’t cure you. But it has shown me that even with mental illness, I have just as much chance to be amazing as anyone else.
This is truly a wonderful collection of essays to read in one go or dip in and out of. I truly think everyone should read this book.
cheekyramen's review against another edition
5.0
There is a lot of pain in these pages but also a lot of love.
The underlying common thread throughout these shared stories is that we suffer independently but we are not alone
The underlying common thread throughout these shared stories is that we suffer independently but we are not alone
leahg22's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Bullying, Eating disorder, Confinement, Drug use, Self harm, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
feliciaheilgendorff's review against another edition
5.0
Five stars aren't enough to give this book ❤️ There's so much honesty and rawness in this collection. It's like everyone coming up to you to share the mess in their minds. We're not alone.
sarahrosebooks's review
3.0
This is a collection of 70 or so essays on mental health. It's a bit long, and honestly, by the end I was getting a bit bored of it and I skim read the last two hundred or so pages. But there were some stories I liked:
A Week in the Life of a Madwoman by Ella Purnell
Saying Goodbye by Alistair Campbell
A Tale of Two Cities by Jo Irwin
The Thread of Sadness by Alexis Caught
Saying My Mind by Kelechi Okafor
Did You Have a Dance? by Eve Delaney
A Secret by Jamie Flook
Ok. Some don't want to go to work and when it becomes long-term I think we sometimes call them benefit cheats. In such situations, I'd ask, what is wrong with our workplaces that they are often so dread-inducing to people with mental health issues?
Black Balloons Over My Head by Robert Kazandjian
Beatrice by Kate Weinberg
Miranda Hart's essay annoyed me a bit, but I couldn't put my finger on why.
Overall, I think this was a good collection of essays on mental health, and could certainly be a great help to young people who are going through similar experiences. There's probably an essay in here for everyone, from a very diverse selection of writers.
I did enjoy this book, but I don't think it's quite what I needed from a book about mental health. I can see why people like it so much, though.
A Week in the Life of a Madwoman by Ella Purnell
Saying Goodbye by Alistair Campbell
A Tale of Two Cities by Jo Irwin
The Thread of Sadness by Alexis Caught
Saying My Mind by Kelechi Okafor
Did You Have a Dance? by Eve Delaney
A Secret by Jamie Flook
Ok. Some don't want to go to work and when it becomes long-term I think we sometimes call them benefit cheats. In such situations, I'd ask, what is wrong with our workplaces that they are often so dread-inducing to people with mental health issues?
Black Balloons Over My Head by Robert Kazandjian
Beatrice by Kate Weinberg
Miranda Hart's essay annoyed me a bit, but I couldn't put my finger on why.
Overall, I think this was a good collection of essays on mental health, and could certainly be a great help to young people who are going through similar experiences. There's probably an essay in here for everyone, from a very diverse selection of writers.
I did enjoy this book, but I don't think it's quite what I needed from a book about mental health. I can see why people like it so much, though.
julia_111's review
4.0
Mir hat es sehr gut gefallen. Wie man bei so einem Buch erwarten kann, gab es Essays die mir mehr zugesagt haben und Essays welche mir weniger gefallen haben. Ich fand aber keine Geschichte schlecht. Ich habe sie alle durchgelesen und mir zu Herzen genommen. Ich glaube das ist so ein Buch, auf das ich zurückgreifen werde, wenn es mir mal schlecht geht und ich motivierende Worte brauche und jemanden brauche, der mir sagt, dass es okay ist so zu fühlen. Kann ich sehr empfehlen. :)