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Anxiously Ever After: An Honest Memoir on Mental Illness, Strained Relationships, and Embracing the Struggle by Clint Edwards
5.0
Rating: 10/10
All I can say is wow, this book was incredible.
In his memoir Anxiously Ever After, Edwards recounts his experiences growing up with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Learning to navigate anxiety and OCD, Edwards shows readers that you can learn to live a balanced life with mental illness.
Edwards is an incredibly talented writer. His ability to make me feel such strong emotions, as though his experiences were my own, is a prime example of how well-written this whole book is. This book honestly sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions; I laughed, cried, held my breath, and felt relief and hope. Throughout the memoir Edwards is transparent and vulnerable about his lifelong journey with mental illness, sharing detailed accounts of incidents surrounding his mental illness.
It takes a lot of courage to be so vulnerable and share such intimate moments of your life. Having witnessed his father battle drug addiction, Edwards goes on to describe in detail the impact that his Dad's addiction had on his life, expressing his fear of ending up like his father.
Despite not knowing him, I'm proud of Clint Edwards for writing this book, for being so courageous and vulnerable, for becoming greater than his environment, and for reminding those that struggle with mental illness that they're not alone.
Incredible book, definitely recommend it.
All I can say is wow, this book was incredible.
In his memoir Anxiously Ever After, Edwards recounts his experiences growing up with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Learning to navigate anxiety and OCD, Edwards shows readers that you can learn to live a balanced life with mental illness.
Edwards is an incredibly talented writer. His ability to make me feel such strong emotions, as though his experiences were my own, is a prime example of how well-written this whole book is. This book honestly sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions; I laughed, cried, held my breath, and felt relief and hope. Throughout the memoir Edwards is transparent and vulnerable about his lifelong journey with mental illness, sharing detailed accounts of incidents surrounding his mental illness.
It takes a lot of courage to be so vulnerable and share such intimate moments of your life. Having witnessed his father battle drug addiction, Edwards goes on to describe in detail the impact that his Dad's addiction had on his life, expressing his fear of ending up like his father.
Despite not knowing him, I'm proud of Clint Edwards for writing this book, for being so courageous and vulnerable, for becoming greater than his environment, and for reminding those that struggle with mental illness that they're not alone.
Incredible book, definitely recommend it.