John Moe

I've been Mentally Ill™ for 16 odd years now. I've been on all sorts of meds, talked to all sorts of therapists, and have done the outpatient day program at my local hospital, like, 3 times. I've been around the block a bit, so to speak, and this book speaks so true to my experiences. The constant striving for perfection and higher achievements because if you don't succeed, there'll be no reason to keep you around. The way your mind wanders into dark alleys even if you weren't anywhere close to them. It also helped me realize some things about myself that I never considered; turns out missing 5 years of school because you became so agoraphobic you couldn't leave your house, does in fact, count as a traumatic experience. There's also just something so genuine hearing it from the horse's mouth- it's one thing for a doctor to explain things to you, but it's entirely something else to read something and go "OH MY GOD, YES! THAT!"

As someone who's currently moving through another bout of depression, I found this book at exactly the right time. Thanks, Mr. Moe.… (altro)