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A review by chronicreader96
F**k, I think I'm Dying: How I Learned to Live With Panic by Claire Eastham
5.0
Wow, I feel like I’m going to struggle to put into words how much I enjoyed this book, but I shall try.
This book follows the raw and real experiences of author Claire Eastham. Claire delves into her difficult battles with panic attacks, and how she continues to live her life despite them.
As someone who is battling panic disorder, agoraphobia and emetophobia, this book really resonated with me. It was incredibly powerful to know that someone else experiences some of the same exact things that I do, it made me feel validated and less alone/crazy. This book made me laugh a lot (I wouldn’t necessarily recommend reading it at night for this reason), Claire has a natural humour that made the dark subject easier to read!
Claire is brutally honest in her accounts of her battles, which may be difficult for some people to read. But this honesty really helped connect me to the novel. I finally felt like I’d met someone who understood me. I was left feeling empowered and hopeful at the end of this book. I will no longer let my panic attacks hold me back in my life. I feel like I have a new source of energy and fight in me.
I am so grateful to the author, publishers and tandem collective for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts. I would 100% recommend this to anyone dealing with panic attacks, although there may be potential triggers for some people in the book so be cautious. I feel I may need to get some extra copies for others in my life that struggle with anxiety too, I shall be keeping my copy close so I can re-read it during darker times!
This book follows the raw and real experiences of author Claire Eastham. Claire delves into her difficult battles with panic attacks, and how she continues to live her life despite them.
As someone who is battling panic disorder, agoraphobia and emetophobia, this book really resonated with me. It was incredibly powerful to know that someone else experiences some of the same exact things that I do, it made me feel validated and less alone/crazy. This book made me laugh a lot (I wouldn’t necessarily recommend reading it at night for this reason), Claire has a natural humour that made the dark subject easier to read!
Claire is brutally honest in her accounts of her battles, which may be difficult for some people to read. But this honesty really helped connect me to the novel. I finally felt like I’d met someone who understood me. I was left feeling empowered and hopeful at the end of this book. I will no longer let my panic attacks hold me back in my life. I feel like I have a new source of energy and fight in me.
I am so grateful to the author, publishers and tandem collective for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts. I would 100% recommend this to anyone dealing with panic attacks, although there may be potential triggers for some people in the book so be cautious. I feel I may need to get some extra copies for others in my life that struggle with anxiety too, I shall be keeping my copy close so I can re-read it during darker times!