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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
2.5 stars - This book has good nuggets that I underlined and starred. There’s things I could relate to that made me think “yes!” Maybe about 50-75 pages of useful anxiety info.
There’s also a lot of junk. A LOT. Some of it seems irresponsibly given out. She tells you a lot to get off sugar - and check out her books and program to help you, which seems disingenuous at best, slimy at worst.
I also found her really unlikeable, making the book harder to get through. It’s hard to ignore the gross privilege she has (“oh the poor African kids again”).
It is more of a memoir than an anxiety self help book. It was in need of a good editor - which is interesting because she talks about her editor as a character in the book repeatedly, so maybe she just didn’t take her editor’s advise.
I would only recommend this to critical thinkers who have experienced anxiety for a bit and can suss out the crap advice and just grab on to the meaningful bits.
Listened to half, read half.
There’s also a lot of junk. A LOT. Some of it seems irresponsibly given out. She tells you a lot to get off sugar - and check out her books and program to help you, which seems disingenuous at best, slimy at worst.
I also found her really unlikeable, making the book harder to get through. It’s hard to ignore the gross privilege she has (“oh the poor African kids again”).
It is more of a memoir than an anxiety self help book. It was in need of a good editor - which is interesting because she talks about her editor as a character in the book repeatedly, so maybe she just didn’t take her editor’s advise.
I would only recommend this to critical thinkers who have experienced anxiety for a bit and can suss out the crap advice and just grab on to the meaningful bits.
Listened to half, read half.
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
DNF @ 59%, and possibly my first 1-star review?!
I just haven’t picked this book back up. I thought it would be more about how to face your anxiety, instead it’s basically a biography about the author.. bit disappointed
I just haven’t picked this book back up. I thought it would be more about how to face your anxiety, instead it’s basically a biography about the author.. bit disappointed
I loved this book from both a personal and professional perspective. I felt so validated and seen by the way she described her experiences. Some of the best descriptions of living with an anxious brain I’ve ever come across. And as a therapist, I align with a lot of the skills, research, and concepts she puts forth in this book. I went into this skeptical because of her “I Quit Sugar” work and some vaguely concerning remarks about vaccines...glad I put those judgements aside and read anyway. This was a big ole, “highlighted multiple pages,” “will reference again in the future,” win for me.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
This author understands anxiety. It was comforting to read and I felt held. It’s up there as one of (if not the best) self help book I’ve read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Minor: Miscarriage
I wrestled with whether I liked this book or not at multiple stages of getting through it. At times I felt seen, understood and moved. Others I was just plain frustrated at what I was reading.
I want to point out that one of the things leaving a bad taste in my mouth were the references to previously being fat as this horrible thing (which… she wasn’t even. Queue massive eye roll). I didn’t know who Sarah Wilson was prior to reading this and so when I began reading the book and discovered the ‘sugar = bad’ stuff, I almost didn’t want to keep reading.
That (and some other comments here and there that I found gross) aside, I did enjoy this book and feel like I have some solid takeaways. While I didn’t always agree or understand her viewpoint, I did appreciate the vulnerability and rawness that came with sharing her experience with mental illness so candidly. It is needed.
I want to point out that one of the things leaving a bad taste in my mouth were the references to previously being fat as this horrible thing (which… she wasn’t even. Queue massive eye roll). I didn’t know who Sarah Wilson was prior to reading this and so when I began reading the book and discovered the ‘sugar = bad’ stuff, I almost didn’t want to keep reading.
That (and some other comments here and there that I found gross) aside, I did enjoy this book and feel like I have some solid takeaways. While I didn’t always agree or understand her viewpoint, I did appreciate the vulnerability and rawness that came with sharing her experience with mental illness so candidly. It is needed.
i have no idea anxiety books make me more anxious and i’m already anxious so i plowed through so i wouldn’t feel so anxious and i don’t remember
slow-paced