When You're Not F*cking Fine: A Beginner's Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Understanding Your Mental Health

**A mental health guide to stand by you when everything is NOT okay** How do you stay healthy and realistic when you're also dealing with depression, mania, or anxiety? What do you do when, actually, you don't feel f\*cking fine? In this blackly funny, deeply compassionate, and extremely practical book, Emily Reynolds gives personal account of what it's like to live with mental illness and the lessons that can help you start your own mental health journey. When You're Not F\*cking Fine is a guide for people who know that self-care looks a lot different when you have to fight through your mental illness the whole way. This guide tackles the unique challenges of living with mental illness, anxiety, and depression, including how to: - **Get the help you need:** find a diagnosis and the right treatment plan - **Deal with pressure:** manage stress even when you're already at your breaking point - **Make time for self-care:** kindness for when opening a window or taking out the trash feels impossible - **Get on with your life:** navigate the world of education, relationships, and expectations without sacrificing your progress When You're Not F\*cking Fine will help you understand mental illness, deal with it, and make the journey feel a little less lonely. (Previously published as The Beginner's Guide to Losing Your Mind) A mental health guide to stand by you when everything is NOT okay How do you stay healthy, and realistic when you're also dealing with depression, mania, or anxiety? What do you do when you don't feel f*cking fine? In this blackly funny, deeply compassionate, and extremely practical book, Emily Reynolds gives personal account of what it's like to live with mental illness and the lessons that can help you start your own mental health journey. When You're Not F*cking Fine is a guide for people who are understanding their mental health and know that self-care looks a lot different when you have to fight through your mental illness. This guide tackles the unique challenges of living with mental illness, anxiety, and depression, including how to: Get the help you need : find a diagnosis and the right treatment plan to unf*ck you brain Deal with pressure : manage stress even when you're already at your breaking point Make time for self-care : kindness for when opening a window or taking out the trash feels impossible Get on with your life : navigate the world of education, relationships, and expectations without sacrificing your progress When You're Not F*cking Fine will help you understand mental illness, deal with it, and make the journey feel a little less lonely.