Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety

from librarybrandy

Readable memoir of anxiety that is far less anxiety-inducing than I'd expected. It was more "these are the Big Three anxiety moments I've had" rather than coping on an everyday level, which is more what I was hoping for, but still readable and by a likeable author.

from TheTreeReader

This is not an easy review for me to write. How exactly do you review a memoir? I guess I will just make this somewhat short. I have really bad anxiety. I had to drop out of school, I can't work, I live with my dad and I have no friends. I can't do much for myself. To be honest, even blogging is...

from seasonsoflove

There are some books that really resonate with you, that are exactly what you need to be reading at the moment you are turning those pages. This is one of those books for me. Some personal information is important here. I have an anxiety disorder, and reading is something that helps to relax me...

from JLSmither

As someone who doesn't suffer from anxiety, but who loves people who do, I found this book to be very enlightening. Sometimes, it's hard for me to understand this from others' points of view because it gets frustrating. Like when he explains the trip to Italy with Joanna--she didn't just want him...

from eachurch

After hearing an interview with the author on NPR, I bought two copies--one for myself and one for a friend. When I started to read it, I was mildly horrified that I had given it to someone without reading it first. It wasn't what I was expecting. Then a third of a way into the book, the writing ...