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This book was everything for me. Made me feel heard and seen and helped me untangle the many, many thoughts I constantly have whirring inside my head. It brought me such a sense of calm and relief and allowed me to really breathe for the first time in I don’t know how long.
Here’s the thing. As the mixed reviews may reveal- this book is not for everyone. But when it comes to mental health, you never quite know what will click, and you take what you can when it does. The author opens the book with the disclaimer that this is not a self-help book. It’s her reflecting on her experiences of living with anxiety. Does she deliver some tips? Yes. Do those tips have to work for everyone? No. They simply worked for her. She’s not a doctor and says so upfront - this is important. I went into this book curious, interested in learning from her experiences, and always taking everything she said with a grain of salt. And for me, this book was a trove of treasures - something I want to revisit again and again and again. It’s a beautifully written narrative and just makes so much sense to my anxiety-ridden mind.
Sarah Wilson has a magical way with words and manages to describe and capture the trials of living with anxiety in a way that feels both intimate and familiar. She shares her thoughts, questions, points of frustrations, and learnings through her journey and ultimately reveals how she found herself controlling, relying on, and using her anxiety rather than letting her anxiety control her. I found her tale to be both captivating and thought-provoking.
I listened to this as an audiobook and found that the audio version felt more conversational and acted as a helpful reminder that this is just one person’s experience and not a medical source of truth. I fully intend on purchasing a print copy that I can revisit again and again, but can appreciate that some people who read the print version felt this book contained inconsistencies in the narrative and came off more as a self-help book, which it is not.
Here’s the thing. As the mixed reviews may reveal- this book is not for everyone. But when it comes to mental health, you never quite know what will click, and you take what you can when it does. The author opens the book with the disclaimer that this is not a self-help book. It’s her reflecting on her experiences of living with anxiety. Does she deliver some tips? Yes. Do those tips have to work for everyone? No. They simply worked for her. She’s not a doctor and says so upfront - this is important. I went into this book curious, interested in learning from her experiences, and always taking everything she said with a grain of salt. And for me, this book was a trove of treasures - something I want to revisit again and again and again. It’s a beautifully written narrative and just makes so much sense to my anxiety-ridden mind.
Sarah Wilson has a magical way with words and manages to describe and capture the trials of living with anxiety in a way that feels both intimate and familiar. She shares her thoughts, questions, points of frustrations, and learnings through her journey and ultimately reveals how she found herself controlling, relying on, and using her anxiety rather than letting her anxiety control her. I found her tale to be both captivating and thought-provoking.
I listened to this as an audiobook and found that the audio version felt more conversational and acted as a helpful reminder that this is just one person’s experience and not a medical source of truth. I fully intend on purchasing a print copy that I can revisit again and again, but can appreciate that some people who read the print version felt this book contained inconsistencies in the narrative and came off more as a self-help book, which it is not.