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I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was
- Author
- Ruby Wax
- Narrator
- Ruby Wax
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 11 May 2023
- Run Time
- 6 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Dear Reader,
Checking into a mental clinic wasn't exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn't either. But here we are.
I spent a lifetime trying to create a 'front' to give everyone the illusion that all is well. It wasn't, and it isn't. Now I look back and I think, 'what the f*ck was that all about?'
I began the book trying to find meaning by going on various, life-changing journeys, I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously things didn't work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash . . . From then on, the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn't looking for meaning, I was looking for home.
I'm not a fiction writer. I can't fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset, but life isn't like that unless you're a cowboy. Truth is I'm not as well as I thought I was.
These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult. For those readers who are deep in the darkness of mental illness, I hope my book makes you feel less alone.
Take care, love,
Ruby x
'One of the most powerful books of the year' Daily Mail
'Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby.' - Alastair Campbell
'If you buy only one book this year, make it this one.' - Joanna Lumley
'A true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby.' - Fearne Cotton
As seen on Channel 5 Castaway
Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023
©2023 Ruby Wax (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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An exceptional account on mental health from a true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby
Fearne Cotton
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Not only will this book make you feel less alone, it also might just change your life
Scarlett Curtis
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If you buy only one book this year, make it this one. Brilliant, heartbreakingly funny and painful: I couldn't put it down
Joanna Lumley
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Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby. It's why she is so important to the mental-health debate
Alastair Campbell
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One of the most powerful books of the year
The Daily Mail
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An unflinchingly honest account
iNews
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An open account of the benefits of therapy, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, can only benefit readers and the book is a firm reminder that everyone can struggle
iNews
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Follow Wax on the winding road on which she tries to find herself, where you'll encounter many side-splitting laughs, the odd tear and no doubt fragments of yourself along the way
ES Magazine
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There is no-one as witty, inspiring and frank as Ruby Wax when it comes to mental health - this book provides a brutally honest and thoughtful insight into Wax's journey, including conversations with therapists and the highs and lows of fame
The Herald
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A typically sharp read, full of wit and brutally honest observations
The Irish News
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Details
- Author
- Ruby Wax
- Narrator
- Ruby Wax
- Duration
- 6 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 May 2023
- ISBN
- 9780241994993
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Memoirs, Coping with / advice about depression and other mood disorders, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Psychiatric and mental disorders, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Dear Reader,Checking into a mental clinic wasn't exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn't either. But here we are.I spent a lifetime trying to create a 'front' to give everyone the illusion that all is well. It wasn't, and it isn't. Now I look back and I think, 'what the f*ck was that all about?'I began the book trying to find meaning by going on various, life-changing journeys, I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously things didn't work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash . . . From then on, the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn't looking for meaning, I was looking for home.I'm not a fiction writer. I can't fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset, but life isn't like that unless you're a cowboy. Truth is I'm not as well as I thought I was.These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult. For those readers who are deep in the darkness of mental illness, I hope my book makes you feel less alone.Take care, love,Ruby x'One of the most powerful books of the year' Daily Mail'Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby.' - Alastair Campbell'If you buy only one book this year, make it this one.' - Joanna Lumley'A true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby.' - Fearne CottonAs seen on Channel 5 CastawaySunday Times bestseller, May 2023©2023 Ruby Wax (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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