I have been watching Zeducation for a while now and I often saw this book on the shelf behind him. I was very confused the first time because his name was on it lol I don't watch his videos in order, just whatever pops up on the home page, so I somehow missed the videos where he promoted his book.

I had to wait for like a week and a half on Libby because they only had one copy, but it was worth the wait! I never could have imagined all the hell this man went through, especially considering how cheery he appears in his video. I want to feel bad for him, but... I believe he wouldn't want that.

He went through hell. He suffered. He survived. I don't think he shared his story for sympathy or for people to feel bad for him. I think he shared it as a kind of "I survived this so you can, too!" I think he wanted to encourage people not to give up, no matter how fecked up your life is.

As someone who suffers from a severe anxiety disorder, I was very weary whenever he mentioned mental health, especially in regards to medication. I felt so much better when he said, "there are some people who need them." It was comforting, in a way. Reassuring. I know he would be the first to say that his opinion shouldn't matter because I don't know him and he's completely right. I still felt better, though lol