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siriface's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
brendanlambourne's review against another edition
5.0
A must for anyone thinking they are alone with anxiety or autoimmune issues.
marisa_dc's review against another edition
5.0
First anxiety book that didn't make me anxious, and made me look at anxiety as a superpower not a fail. Such an interesting approach of self acceptance, auto compassion, I just loved reading this so much!
tenderedge's review against another edition
5.0
Eccentric, helpful book. Insight de profundis & real!
marianajosefa's review against another edition
medium-paced
really bad. fatphobic (also advices leaving sugar bc that causes anxiety). privileged. “just do it” “just put in the work” (basically you deserve your situation).
also the random advice of leaving anti depressants? you are not a professional and it’s dangerous to suggest such thing. anti medication messages. fuck no.
also using a holocaust survivor memoir and use it to make your point about anxiety? doesn’t feel good.
also the random advice of leaving anti depressants? you are not a professional and it’s dangerous to suggest such thing. anti medication messages. fuck no.
also using a holocaust survivor memoir and use it to make your point about anxiety? doesn’t feel good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
jesslolsen's review against another edition
4.0
I read this to help me understand it was like for loved ones with anxiety, am I’m so glad I did, it definitely helped me try to understand it a bit better.
Written more like a journal or conversation, it was casual and easy to follow the thought process, with insights on how Sarah Wilson manages her own anxiety
Written more like a journal or conversation, it was casual and easy to follow the thought process, with insights on how Sarah Wilson manages her own anxiety
caitlinreeves's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
carly23r's review against another edition
3.0
This was absolutely all over the place.
It’s weird, because I think I would still recommend it to people even though it’s got a ton of flaws - just because you can really tell that she put a bunch of effort into it, and that often there are kernels of really insightful stuff strewn about.
As so many other people have pointed out though, the editing is a goddamn nightmare. There are several pretty basic mistakes (it’s John Stuart Mill, not Mills) and infuriating blanket statements.
Wilson can often be a little bit self-aware but a lot of the time she really does not come across well in this book - some of her takes on medication were a little unbalanced and made me uncomfortable. She also comes across fairly self-aggrandising and unaware of how some of her advice is just unattainable for many people.
I can tell that sometimes she was opting for a “tough love” approach and attempting to use a different/refreshing voice but it often had the affect of making me feel anxious for not trying hard enough.
Also - this book is way too focused on what “successful people” (AKA rich celebrities) do, and some of her comments about how she hates having too much money made me roll my eyes really fucking hard.
Still, I wanted to finish it and I’m glad I did because there are some really sweet, useful bits that popped up, and because I still ended up liking her regardless just for putting herself out there so intensely.
It’s weird, because I think I would still recommend it to people even though it’s got a ton of flaws - just because you can really tell that she put a bunch of effort into it, and that often there are kernels of really insightful stuff strewn about.
As so many other people have pointed out though, the editing is a goddamn nightmare. There are several pretty basic mistakes (it’s John Stuart Mill, not Mills) and infuriating blanket statements.
Wilson can often be a little bit self-aware but a lot of the time she really does not come across well in this book - some of her takes on medication were a little unbalanced and made me uncomfortable. She also comes across fairly self-aggrandising and unaware of how some of her advice is just unattainable for many people.
I can tell that sometimes she was opting for a “tough love” approach and attempting to use a different/refreshing voice but it often had the affect of making me feel anxious for not trying hard enough.
Also - this book is way too focused on what “successful people” (AKA rich celebrities) do, and some of her comments about how she hates having too much money made me roll my eyes really fucking hard.
Still, I wanted to finish it and I’m glad I did because there are some really sweet, useful bits that popped up, and because I still ended up liking her regardless just for putting herself out there so intensely.