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You Will Get Through This Night
by Daniel Howell
I’m not one for reading nonfiction that often, but when I saw that Daniel Howell (a YouTuber for whom I have a lot of respect and who has made me laugh a lot over the years) wrote a book about mental health, I instantly pre-ordered it. Months later, I have finally gotten around to sitting down and reading it and I absolutely loved it.
This book does not claim to be a replacement for professional help, nor does it try to fob you off with “just go for a walk and you’ll feel better” advice and nothing else. While there is a lot of advice that those of us who struggle with mental health may have rolled our eyes at in the past, Dan backs up everything with science and anecdotal evidence, making it feel a lot more helpful than it would coming from a well-meaning person who doesn’t fully understand what you’re going through. Dan’s own personal journey with his mental health and his dry yet empathetic tone is what makes the book so relatable, however it was also written in conjunction with Dr Heather Bolton, a licensed psychologist, so you feel comfortable knowing that everything in it is solid.
This book is one that I will always hold on to and look back over whenever I need it. I’d recommend it to anyone, mainly because we all have mental health and it’s likely that we could all be doing something more to look after ourselves. Divided into three useful sections - This Night (how to help yourself in the throes of bad mental health), Tomorrow (little things you can do to make your life a little easier) and The Days After That (long-term changes you can make to help your mental health) - I think that this book will help a lot of people, even those who don’t think they need it. Brilliant read. :)
This book does not claim to be a replacement for professional help, nor does it try to fob you off with “just go for a walk and you’ll feel better” advice and nothing else. While there is a lot of advice that those of us who struggle with mental health may have rolled our eyes at in the past, Dan backs up everything with science and anecdotal evidence, making it feel a lot more helpful than it would coming from a well-meaning person who doesn’t fully understand what you’re going through. Dan’s own personal journey with his mental health and his dry yet empathetic tone is what makes the book so relatable, however it was also written in conjunction with Dr Heather Bolton, a licensed psychologist, so you feel comfortable knowing that everything in it is solid.
This book is one that I will always hold on to and look back over whenever I need it. I’d recommend it to anyone, mainly because we all have mental health and it’s likely that we could all be doing something more to look after ourselves. Divided into three useful sections - This Night (how to help yourself in the throes of bad mental health), Tomorrow (little things you can do to make your life a little easier) and The Days After That (long-term changes you can make to help your mental health) - I think that this book will help a lot of people, even those who don’t think they need it. Brilliant read. :)