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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
“I can't believe
no one else can hear
I am screaming
inside my head.
Things are moving too fast.
I am going to die.
I am going to die.
I am going to die.
My hands are shaking.
I try to squeeze them, try to make it stop,
but now my fists are shaking,
and this shaking is working it's way through me.
It must look like I am having a fit.”
It was so enlightening to read this and I wish I would have read it sooner, back when I first started college. Coincidentally, that’s when this takes place, when she first leaves for college and things are upturned. Things would have made so much sense if I had read this then. Either way, Samantha Schultz does an amazing job of putting experiences that seem impossible to explain to words on paper. I hope everyone who is experienced panic attacks or anxiety reads this and I hope they know they’re not alone.
no one else can hear
I am screaming
inside my head.
Things are moving too fast.
I am going to die.
I am going to die.
I am going to die.
My hands are shaking.
I try to squeeze them, try to make it stop,
but now my fists are shaking,
and this shaking is working it's way through me.
It must look like I am having a fit.”
It was so enlightening to read this and I wish I would have read it sooner, back when I first started college. Coincidentally, that’s when this takes place, when she first leaves for college and things are upturned. Things would have made so much sense if I had read this then. Either way, Samantha Schultz does an amazing job of putting experiences that seem impossible to explain to words on paper. I hope everyone who is experienced panic attacks or anxiety reads this and I hope they know they’re not alone.
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Between 2012-2016, I developed a panic disorder with agoraphobia. It was some of the worst times in my life. I couldn't even go across the street to a neighbors house without having a panic attack.
Reading this made me remember, but also made me know how far I've come along. I still have panic attacks but no where near as bad as back then. I forced myself out of my comfort zone and saw a therapist.
I related to her a lot, the worry and the feeling of being a failure because I've decided to let my panic attacks control me. It's also a good memoir to read if you've experienced anxiety or if you want a good idea of it.
Reading this made me remember, but also made me know how far I've come along. I still have panic attacks but no where near as bad as back then. I forced myself out of my comfort zone and saw a therapist.
I related to her a lot, the worry and the feeling of being a failure because I've decided to let my panic attacks control me. It's also a good memoir to read if you've experienced anxiety or if you want a good idea of it.
informative
sad
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
A very accurate and enlightening example of what it is like to live with an anxiety disorder.
I really wanted to like this book, but I didn't find anything poetic about the verse format. It lacked figurative language and interesting stylistic devices, so I don't understand the choice to use verse. These would have been better as prose chapters (and edited better). It was really hard to connect with the story or appreciate the language. I didn't finish.
Some books just didn't need to be written. The author's story here was hugely relatable and really had the potential to be a helpful discussion about mental illness, but I really feel it missed the mark.
Much of the book comes across as a hugely privileged individual demonising everyone around her, with a personal highlight being the point at which the white women feels oppressed because people look at her strangely after she gets braids. The unacknowledged privilege was painful to read.
The writing was also a miss for me; I feel it could've been much improved, with a lot of the descriptions and metaphors feeling basic and flat.
Overall, just really not for me I guess.
Much of the book comes across as a hugely privileged individual demonising everyone around her, with a personal highlight being the point at which the white women feels oppressed because people look at her strangely after she gets braids. The unacknowledged privilege was painful to read.
The writing was also a miss for me; I feel it could've been much improved, with a lot of the descriptions and metaphors feeling basic and flat.
Overall, just really not for me I guess.
I thought this was really good, but for some reason, it wasn't calling to me when I put it down. When I decided to pick it up and read, it went by fast and was super enjoyable (as much as you can enjoy reading about this subject matter), but once I stopped, I just didn't have the urge to start again. So that's why it's not 4 stars or higher, sadly.