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A review by sogladtoreadyou
The Existence Of Amy by Lana Grace Riva
5.0
Amy’s life is complicated and difficult. She wakes up and every move she makes is anxiety filled with what her choices are. Little things such as leaving her place and touching a bus seat is troublesome.
Her work life doesn’t help either as all of her coworkers are friends and hang out with each other after work. Amy gets invited, but her anxiety prevents her from
enjoying what her coworkers enjoy.
One day, the company tells them that they need to go to Australia for work. There’s much talk about who will actually go. Amy isn’t so sure and is trying to get out of it until her coworker/friend, Ed, encourages her to go as he will be going as well. Her coworker, Sally, questions Amy and she forces herself to go. Amy and Ed have a friendly relationship and this trip comforts her even though she is worried about every little thing.
Certain events make Amy spiral out of control and she finds out who her friends are and who will be there for her.
I thought this book was pretty on point with how debilitating anxiety can be. Most people think of OCD as washing your hands a certain amount of times, which it could be, but it’s also the obsessive thoughts in your head that make it debilitating as well.
I didn’t think it was a crazy climatic book, but it definitely is a good one to better understand just how anxiety works with people and how hard it can be to live life. I was rooting for Amy to have a better and healthier life.
Her work life doesn’t help either as all of her coworkers are friends and hang out with each other after work. Amy gets invited, but her anxiety prevents her from
enjoying what her coworkers enjoy.
One day, the company tells them that they need to go to Australia for work. There’s much talk about who will actually go. Amy isn’t so sure and is trying to get out of it until her coworker/friend, Ed, encourages her to go as he will be going as well. Her coworker, Sally, questions Amy and she forces herself to go. Amy and Ed have a friendly relationship and this trip comforts her even though she is worried about every little thing.
Certain events make Amy spiral out of control and she finds out who her friends are and who will be there for her.
I thought this book was pretty on point with how debilitating anxiety can be. Most people think of OCD as washing your hands a certain amount of times, which it could be, but it’s also the obsessive thoughts in your head that make it debilitating as well.
I didn’t think it was a crazy climatic book, but it definitely is a good one to better understand just how anxiety works with people and how hard it can be to live life. I was rooting for Amy to have a better and healthier life.