It takes a certain amount of courage to share things about your life, as deeply as the people do in this book, and I'd like to thank those individuals for doing so. These accounts, that are all on the subject of mental health, were incredibly raw, and personal to the individual that wrote it, and I think that is what makes this book so special and inspiring. Mental health is still stigmatised, and it's about time that ended. A person's mental health is so important to one's quality of life, yet

Suggested plan of attack:1. Buy a billion copies of this book.2. Read it.3. Gift the remaining copies to everyone you know.Congratulations -- you've simultaneously made the world a better place and completed your Christmas shopping in April.

HOW I WISH I HAD BEEN GIVEN THIS BOOK 10 YEARS AGO 💙💙I'll come right out and say it - I suffer from bouts of depression and generalized anxiety. I got the diagnosis almost 10 years ago. Back then I felt so alone, so misunderstood and so afraid of myself and my thoughts. Luckily, today, I have a good grasp on things and am able and more than willing to talk about my mental health. However, if someone had given me this book 10 years ago, I can safely say that my road to where I am today would have...

I’m going to try and keep how I feel about this book as brief as possible. Firstly, to Scarlett and every single person that has contributed to this collection, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing each of your mental health stories, I know just how brave it is to be so simultaneously vulnerable yet strong at the same time and one day I hope I’ll be able to get to a place where I can share my story without feeling ashamed and deleting my words and saving them for another time. What

“One day you’ll be sitting on a sofa and you’ll find yourself laughing; for a second it won’t hurt, for a second you will just be there, in that moment, and, for a second, life will feel OK.”It can be hard to review a book that is not actually a book, but rather a collection of essays. What do you do? Do you go nit-picking story by story, praising one contributor while shrugging about the writing skills of another? Or do you try to recap the recurrent theme, the one that is glaringly obvious fro...

It's kind of hard to review this book because it felt so personal to read it. This book is a treasure: it'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry but, mostly, you feel be acknowledged, understood and accepted. The contributors are white, black, brown, straight, gay, trans, suffering from a mental illness, close to someone who is suffering/suffered from a mental illness. It won't offer practical help, it's not a self-help book, really; but it will help you anyway. I felt strangely "safe" while I wa...

I took my time reading this, dipping in and out of it over a few months and I loved that the way this book is formatted allowed me to do this. This is a balanced, inclusive and nuanced collection of autobiographical essays, art and poetry exploring not only themes of mental health but also race, gender, sexuality and money. It's a collection have no doubt will be a huge comfort for many readers.People having open and honest discussions is the only way we're going to be able to break the stigma s...

Powerful, thought-provoking. This isn't a book. This is 70+ people telling you it's ok to not be ok.On a good day it's a wonderful read, on a bad day it's a lifeline, this something everyone should read. "All the royalties are going to the INCREDIBLE give us a shout – the UK’s first 24/7 crisis text line.

I find it incredibly difficult to rate a non-fiction book in which people have put so much of themselves. How can you rate someone’s life experience? I think this was good in the sense that it showed people from different backgrounds grappling with their mental health; there’s not one essay that is like the others. However, as with every collection, there are always stories you resonate with more, or writing style that you prefer.

Needed this read. Mental health is so important, let us never forget that.

This was a great collection of poetry, stories, essays and drawings about mental health from a range of celebrities and volunteers from shout.I really did enjoy this collection. I resonated with a lot of what was being said. I particularly liked how this book focused on mental health from a wide variety of different peoples perspectives e.g LGBT, BAME, those with disabilities and those who identify as transgender or non binary.A wide range of mental illnesses were discussed, although lots of the...

I purchased my copy last year, however, this is one of those books that you definitely need to read a little bit of and then take a breather. This collection of essays and memoir writings from a bunch of well-known celebrities is a strong way of saying to you the reader, that you don't have to feel lonely. There are trigger content warnings which were listed well throughout. A good read and well-edited by Scarlett. Would recommend for older teen readers and above!

I definitely feel the themes that this book are incredibly important and need to be spoken about but the actual format of this book I struggled with. It became quite tedious after a while.

So happy this book exists. I really needed this two years ago when I was in a pretty dark place, but I'm still happy I read it now. It's never too late to learn, to know you're not alone. That it will be ok. It's ok not to be ok ❤

Something I can see myself returning to every year, brilliant.

This is a book that tells you you are not alone. That other people get it and have been there too. Great for dipping in and out of or for reading cover to cover. 70+ people being honest and vulnerable and letting you know that that is okay, that is being human. Something in here for everyone. I personally found Miranda Harts entry really helpful.

I think it's best to start off by simply saying, thank you, thank you, thank you to each and every person who took the time to write a piece for this book. It's a beautiful masterpiece of real people discussing real life. I laughed, I cried, I laughed again and then cried again. Every single person who formed a part of this book is brave and kind. It's not easy to open up about your traumas and it's definitely not an easy thing to do in front of the entire world. They each open themselves up to

This book was AMAZING!!!! I have so many words to say but I can't say it all, I've not actually finished this book I just skipped through all the essays but I would recommend this to anyone I've ever met and should be recommended reading in all schools aswell

This book was something new for me, as it was about mental healt - the topic I have not read about. It was an interesting and touching book, and some of the stories will stay in mind for a long time, I know it already. I cried many times while reading this book (not too surprising though). I especially remember the essays Boys don't die by Jonah Freud, Did you have a dance? by Eve Delaney and His best man by Jack Rooke.

What a beautiful book. Essay collections about mental health are my favourite way to read about it, because you get different perspectives. You also get different illnesses, different ways of coping, and there is something for everyone. I appreciate that no one person experiences mental illness the same, and this collection of essays has a broad range that I think will make people feel less alone. It definitely made me feel that way.