"It can be a good thing, too, to learn to sit in your own weirdness."



Sarah Wilson's words bring comfort and reassurance. Besides the gorgeous cover, this lovely book is packed full of life lessons, personal anecdotes, bits of research and inspirational messages. Even though Wilson is no doctor, it's clear she's done her research. Even though it's written as a memoir-style piece, Wilson doesn't only use her experiences to explain anxiety. She covers vast arrays of experiences to present well-rounded information.



Wilson doesn't try to make anxiety seem like less of a problem; instead she justifies it and unearths reasons for it. Her explanations are simple to understand and are less diagnoses and more so helpful facts. She never acts sorry to herself, but she also never gives up. Wilson writes about keeping a balance of both good and bad days. Her words are inspirational and also achievable.



Some of my favorite chapters were the ones when Wilson discussed: famous world leaders that succeeded and failed due to anxiety, Winnie the Pooh characters as mental illnesses; and the similarities between anxiety, depression, and OCD. As someone who believed they knew everything about anxiety just because they have it, these chapters are really enlightening. They prove that it takes multiple perspectives to understand the full weight of a condition.