Life inside my mind : 31 authors share their personal struggles / edited by Jessica Burkhart.
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TextPublisher: New York : Simon Pulse, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First Simon Pulse hardcover editionDescription: viii, 309 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781481494649
- 1481494643
- Johnson, Maureen, 1973- Stupid monsters and child surgeons
- Wells, Robison E. Twenty pills
- Oliver, Lauren, 1982- Light and dark
- Armentrout, Jennifer L. Escape clause
- Reed, Amy Lynn. Twins
- Pike, Aprilynne. Emphasis on the C
- Wilson, Rachel, 1977- I am not this
- Wells, Dan, 1977- Girl in the kitchen
- Benson, Amber, 1977- Therapy
- Anderson, E. Kristin, 1982- This is how you unravel
- Fine, Sarah. Some stuff
- Fiore, Kelly. Beyond the bottom
- Hopkins, Ellen. All I see is hope
- Neumyer, Scott, 1980- This thing inside me
- Chappell, Crissa-Jean. OCD. My tentacled monster
- Block, Francesca Lia. Dirk
- Kelly, Tara. Waiting for the bad
- McCreight, Kimberly. Numb
- Kelley Hall, Megan. My depression
- Moskowitz, Hannah. Everything and anything
- Mahoney, Karen. Better than normal
- Pollock, Tom What if
- Balog, Cyn. Objects in the mirror
- Marr, Melissa. How to deal with me
- Toliver, Wendy. Life by the slice
- Rodriguez, Cindy L., 1971- I'm a survivor
- Ganger, Candace. Anxiety, the weed
- Zarr, Sara. By any means necessary
- Hand, Cynthia, 1978- Put on a happy face
- Stork, Francisco X. My two-headed monster friend
- Burkhart, Jessica. It all ends here
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental illness in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores everything from ADD to PTSD.
Have you ever felt like you just couldn't get out of bed? Not the occasional morning, but every day? Do you find yourself listening to a voice in your head that says "you're not good enough," "not good looking enough," "not thin enough," or "not smart enough"? Have you ever found yourself unable to do homework or pay attention in class unless everything is "just so" on your desk? Everyone has had days like that, but what if you have them every day?
You're not alone. Millions of people are going through similar things. However issues around mental health still tend to be treated as something shrouded in shame or discussed in whispers. It's easier to have a broken bone--something tangible that can be "fixed"--than to have a mental illness, and easier to have a discussion about sex than it is to have one about mental health.
Life Inside My Mind is an anthology of true-life events from writers of this generation, for this generation. These essays tackle everything from neurodiversity to addiction to OCD to PTSD and much more. The goals of this book range from providing home to those who are feeling alone, awareness to those who are witnessing a friend or family member struggle, and to open the floodgates to conversation.
Participating writers include E.K. Anderson, J.L. Armentrout, Cyn Balog, Amber Benson, Francesca Lia Block, Jessica Burkhart, Crissa Chappell, Sarah Fine, Kelly Fiore, Candace Ganger, Meghan Kelley Hall, Cynthia Hand, Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, Tara Kelly, Karen Mahoney, Melissa Marr, Kim McCreight, Hannah Moskowitz, Scott Neumyer, Lauren Oliver, Aprilynne Pike, Tom Pollack, Amy Reed, Cindy Rodriquez, Francisco Stork, Wendy Tolliver, Rob Wells, Dan Wells, Rachel Wilson, and Sara Zarr.
Includes webliography.
Stupid monsters and child surgeons / Maureen Johnson -- Twenty pills / Robison Wells -- Light and dark / Lauren Oliver -- Escape clause / Jennifer L. Armentrout -- Twins / Amy Reed -- Emphasis on the C / Aprilynne Pike -- I am not this / Rachel M. Wilson -- The girl in the kitchen / Dan Wells -- Therapy : the gift I gave myself / Amber Benson -- This is how you unravel / E. Kristin Anderson -- Some stuff / Sarah Fine -- Beyond the bottom / Kelly Fiore-Stultz -- All I see is hope / Ellen Hopkins -- This thing inside me / Scott Neumyer -- OCD: my tentacled monster / Crissa-Jean Chappell -- Dirk / Francesca Lia Block -- Waiting for the bad / Tara Kelly -- Numb / Kimberly McCreight -- My depression: a rock and a hard place / Megan Kelley Hall -- Everything and anything / Hanna Moskowitz -- Better than normal / Karen Mahoney -- What if? / Tom Pollock -- Objects in the mirror ... / Cyn Balog -- How to deal with me ... and my PTSD / Melissa Marr -- Life by the slice / Wendy Toliver -- I'm a survivor / Cindy L. Rodriguez -- Anxiety, the weed / Candace Ganger -- By any means necessary / Sara Zarr -- Put on a happy face / Cynthia Hand -- My two-headed monster friend / Francisco X. Stork -- It all ends here / Jessica Burkhart.
Thirty-one young adult authors share their own struggles with mental illness, ranging from such topics as neurodiversity and addiction to OCD and PTSD.
Ages 14 and up.