Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression by Allison Raskin

10 reviews

madelinedalton's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

Really glad I picked this up! This book made me feel seen and was a really kind approach to giving dating and relationship advice. A lot of modern dating advice doesn’t resonate with me and makes me feel ashamed of my anxiety, so this was really refreshing. I didn’t mind the hyper-conversational, peppy tone of the book because I am a huge fan of Allison/the JBU podcast, but I can understand why other people wouldn’t like that. 

This is more of a me problem, but I think this book was more geared towards folks in new relationships than it was towards chronically single girlies like me. It gave me lots to think about, and I can see myself returning to this book when I do enter my next relationship. The chapter about dating productively was unfortunately a let down—it didn’t teach me anything I didn’t already know from experience and was filled with cliché modern dating advice I hear all the time. Lots of helpful info for dating newbies, but not so much for those of us who have been around the block a few times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Abandonment

ceedy's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

tetedump's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

emilybrittton's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I have never felt so seen and validated by a book. Allison touched on a little bit of everything when it comes to relationships and I found that some of her advice was applicable to other aspects of my life. She also provides countless examples and perspectives that showed me how my mental illness can manifest in negative ways or how certain behaviors triggered by anxiety impact a romantic partner. Super cool stuff! Many many MANY pages in this book are dog-eared and will be referred back to once I feel like dating again. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

rosita's review against another edition

hopeful informative

4.0

As someone who has all anxiety, ocd, and depression, this book was a lifesaver. I really feel like i learnt a lot! I really have a hard time with relationships and this book helped sooo much, its really great how allison got help from renowed professionals, and included so many sides and perspectives!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Ableism

Minor: Sexual content

kaylaboevers's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

nishapan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Trigger warnings are given at the beginning of every chapter

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I almost don't feel right giving this a star rating because I think everyone's relationship to it will be very personal, but I absolutely loved it. So much of the book made me feel seen in such a special and meaningful way, and I LOVED that even though the focus is very much on romantic relationships, so many of the takeaways can be applied universally. I'm so glad I read this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

anniefwrites's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I’ve been following Allison’s life and career for many years now, and I feel so proud of her for this amazing book. It is filled to the brim with good advice from herself and from experts. As someone with anxiety, I think her tips will be very useful to me in the future. Her vulnerability makes you as a reader feel more open about your own struggles around the sometimes shame-inducing world of dating. This is a great resource, and I’m so glad she wrote it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

Minor: Cursing, Bullying, and Death

mirsandia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders