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A review by natreviews
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person by Anna Mehler Paperny
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
I picked this book up for one specific reason, the title. It described how I feel/felt when I saw it. I wanted to know how to be fixed, what I could do, etc. That's not what I got.
Instead, I got to dive more into depression from another point of view. The first section of this book dives into Anna's own experience with depression and her time in a psych ward. The following four sections shows what's being done to treat depression, some of the barriers for people to get treated, and much more.
I would recommend this to anyone who loves someone with depression and wants to understand more. I would also recommend this to anyone who just wants to learn more about depression. For me, the section that gripped me the most was the first. Knowing what depression is like for me, I really appreciated seeing someone else with it. I wasn't looking for all of the knowledge about how to treat depression or some of the physical and social barriers, but found that information interesting.
Overall, it's a good book, and one I will keep on my shelf, but may not read again.
Instead, I got to dive more into depression from another point of view. The first section of this book dives into Anna's own experience with depression and her time in a psych ward. The following four sections shows what's being done to treat depression, some of the barriers for people to get treated, and much more.
I would recommend this to anyone who loves someone with depression and wants to understand more. I would also recommend this to anyone who just wants to learn more about depression. For me, the section that gripped me the most was the first. Knowing what depression is like for me, I really appreciated seeing someone else with it. I wasn't looking for all of the knowledge about how to treat depression or some of the physical and social barriers, but found that information interesting.
Overall, it's a good book, and one I will keep on my shelf, but may not read again.