Weâre all talking about mental health a lot more now than we were ten years ago, which is great . . . isnât it?
Kate Lucey has been âofficiallyâ depressed (as in, diagnosed) for six years. In that time sheâs experienced everything from bad therapy, knock-out meds, and friends-with-too-many-opinions, to good therapy, medication, and solutions that actually work.
This book recognises that getting help is not as easy as âjust telling someoneâ or âtaking some pillsâ. It weaves real peoplesâ experiences of depression with the opinions of actual qualified experts and facts from scientific studies to create a no-nonsense guide to mental health.
Funny, irreverent, and relatable, also tells you what to say to those mates who fancy themselves as amateur psychologists, and speaks honestly about how it feels to live with a mental health disorder.Get a Grip, Love
Crucially, as well as poking fun at mental illness and all its absurdities (because what are we without laughter, hey?), Kate reminds you that itâs fine not to feel ok. That you can go back to crying at any time. And that you do not need to get a grip.
Daisy Buchanan,How to Be a Grown-Up'Clever, kind, funny and wise, this book is an uplifting and useful addition to your self help library.â