Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Relationships are hard enough. But for a person living with mental health challenges, even the thought of starting and maintaining a romantic relationship can be overwhelming. The writer Allison Raskin knows this firsthand, and in this brilliantly forthright and humorous book she provides clear-cut advice on how to form healthy dating habits when you have anxiety, OCD, and/or depression. And that can be a lot of people. One in five Americans will experience a mental illness in any given year, and among younger people--Generation Z and Millennials--the numbers are significantly higher.
Part memoir, part self-help book, and filled with action steps, Overthinking About You
is compellingly readable and relatable, packed with hard-won honest truths on the highs and lows of dating and deeply grounded in the latest thinking from clinical psychologists and dating experts. There's wisdom on every page: How and why to avoid mis-labeling thoughts as facts. The impact of SSRIs. Why the way you talk about something is just as important as what you are talking about. Even why dating multiple people at once is a good way to help alleviate anxiety and prevent you from putting too much pressure on one relationship. It's all here, from meeting online to how to handle a breakup, from recognizing and avoiding unhealthy relationships to the big one, sex.
The net result is hope. By the end of this book you'll know Allison Raskin as well as your best friend and will believe her own greatest truth: Don't give up on yourself, and don't give up on love.
- A much-needed self-help book for readers who live with mental health conditions, offering life-changing advice and insight on dating and relationships
- Compellingly readable and relatable, combining memoir, interviews with psychologists and relationship experts, true stories, and action steps
- Geared especially toward Gen Z and Millennial readers, both of whom report significant mental health concerns
Synopsis
Dating is hard. But pursuing love and relationships when you live with mental illness can be even more overwhelming.
Allison Raskin knows this challenge firsthand and shares her journey with perfect candor. She's learned from her experiences, and we get to learn from her, discovering new ways to form healthy dating and relationship habits. How do you talk to a partner about your mental health? What is the potential impact of SSRIs on your body? What is the difference between having valid concerns and catastrophizing? It's all here, from meeting online to how to handle a breakup, from recognizing and avoiding unhealthy relationships to the big one--sex.
Woven in throughout are interviews with clinical psychologists, a psychiatrist, a sexologist, relationship experts, and real-life couples for their points of view and professional guidance. All to help you walk away from this book feeling less alone in the struggle and better prepared to tackle dating and relationships with more confidence and less worry.
Synopsis
Dating is hard. Pursuing love and relationships when you live with mental illness can be even more overwhelming. But don't give up on love Compelling readable and relatable, packed with honesty, humor, the wisdom of personal experience, and professional advice from clinical psychologists and dating experts, Overthinking About You is Allison Raskin's fearless guide to navigating romance and relationships when you have anxiety, OCD, and/or depression.
Here's sound advice on how and when to talk to a partner about your mental health, how to handle a break-up, recognizing and avoiding unhealthy relationships, and navigating sex.
It's a transformative book, with insights on every page and an inspiring message of optimism and hope.