You are not alone. There is nothing wrong with you. You are merely human.

In this book, I analyze and discuss my own experience with acute anxiety, depression, and derealization. My nervous breakdown came at a time when I was at the top of my game, thriving in my career, and with a beautiful family.

"How can you be sad when you have everything?" This was the question I ridiculed myself with, day in, day out. Over time, I investigated my diagnoses, did some hypnotherapy work, as well as CBT, and found some sincere answers as to where my pain and anguish was coming from. Now, I am going to help you do the same.

The book is not peppered with can-do quotes and banal advice. My story is raw, relatable, and most importantly, deeply human. This book offers pragmatic, practical advice with resources to help you begin to cope with your own mental health struggles. It also includes practical steps in caring for a loved one that is going through depression and anxiety, how to manage intrusive thoughts, an introductory look at thought work, and everything that could be affecting your mental health, including sleep, diet, work, relationships, and so on.

Although my struggles have been very difficult to go through, even in my darkest days, I knew that sharing my story was the right thing to do. I hope that as you hear about my struggle, a struggle that I am still coping with every day, you start to see a little bit of light, even if that is all it is.

You are not alone. You do not have to suffer in silence. You are worthy of help and support.

If this is your first time tackling your mental health struggles, then please follow me along my own journey of self-discovery and healing. No matter where you are, no matter what you have been through, your story is not over. It is only the beginning. Let me share mine and let us lead onto a path of self-discovery and healing.