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I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was
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  • Published: 11 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241994993
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.00

I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was

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An honest exploration of mental health and how to overcome the unanticipated challenges it can bring

Checking into a psychiatric institution wasn't exactly on Ruby Wax's agenda for 2022 - writing about it wasn't either, but here we are. These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult, especially if you're struggling with your mental health. While searching for inner peace and equanimity amidst global chaos, Ruby realises that, ultimately, the most challenging gauntlet we all must face is ourselves.

I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was is Ruby's most honest and raw book to date - an insight into the depths of her psyche, and a stark exploration of what trauma can do to someone. Reflecting on years of personal and professional experience, she opens up to readers about her struggles with mental health and different treatments over the years, hoping to provide reassurance and guidance to anyone confronting their own anticipated, or unanticipated, struggles with mental health.
  • Published: 11 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241994993
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.00
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Praise for I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was

Not only will this book make you feel less alone, it also might just change your life

Scarlett Curtis

An exceptional account on mental health from a true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby

Fearne Cotton

Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby. It's why she is so important to the mental-health debate

Alastair Campbell

If you buy only one book this year, make it this one. Brilliant, heartbreakingly funny and painful: I couldn't put it down

Joanna Lumley

One of the most powerful books of the year

The Daily Mail

An unflinchingly honest account

iNews

An open account of the benefits of therapy, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, can only benefit readers and the book is a firm reminder that everyone can struggle

iNews

Follow Wax on the winding road on which she tries to find herself, where you'll encounter many side-splitting laughs, the odd tear and no doubt fragments of yourself along the way

ES Magazine

There is no-one as witty, inspiring and frank as Ruby Wax when it comes to mental health - this book provides a brutally honest and thoughtful insight into Wax's journey, including conversations with therapists and the highs and lows of fame

The Herald

A typically sharp read, full of wit and brutally honest observations

The Irish News

[Ruby Wax] is a force of nature, but also like so many of us, an incredibly fragile one [...] Her latest book is possibly her most honest yet.

BBC Radio 5 Live
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