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They have told me this before. Most of it anyway.

This may be the basics, but it's also the FUNDAMENTALS.

This is a really good summary of self care and simple therapeutic tools to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, grief, & emotional turbulence.

Later chapters on attachment and living within ones own values also provide invaluable information.

It won't cure your problems, but I would endorse this book as a good place to start.

This is something that can be difficult to understand for people who are naturally cheerful, because what can be the harm in positivity, right?

Sadly, it can feel very lonely and alienating if it jars with your inner experience.

It's OK to stop trying to gaslight yourself.

I recommend cat pictures, self-deprecating humour, distraction, music, videogames, tea, ranting & light exercise instead.

Whatever gets you through!

You're not alone 🫂

I took my sweet time reading this book. It is written in clear and simple language and without a lot of the jargon that is thrown around unnecessary online these days. It‘s a realistic perspective on simple steps that can be taken to create a better life experience. 3.5/5 ⭐️

A wonderful and easy read. It's a simple guide for maintaining good mental health with different sections and different chapters on topics like relationships, anxiety, stress, the importance of self-compassion, gratitude and mindfulness. I really wish I'd read it in 2019, would've saved me a lot of time and tears.
I would definitely recommend it to anyone and everyone, especially if you feel concerned about mental health.

Yep! Teach a teenager about meaning...

At this point I‘m a recovering book buyer and aspiring book reader. But oh well. Always keep friends that buy you books.

I think the author has done a really good job in putting all this information into one book, as I feel like I've read a lot of this before, but in different books. It's so useful to have it all together in one book. It doesn't delve too deeply, but there is enough information to be useful.

Personally, I think it's a book I will go back to again and again for reference, as the many page tabs I have used would testify.

A bunch of this is common sense, but it‘s nice to read and help take yourself back down to earth during periods of struggle and uncertainty. Not sure how much I took away from my reading experience, but I can‘t say anything negative about it. Not life changing for me but might work well for others.