First, we make the beast beautiful by Sarah Wilson
MacMillan, 2017. ISBN: 9781743535868.
(Age: Adult) A book for the times, perhaps, a reprint of Sarah
Wilson's book about anxiety has now been published. Over-researched
and wordy, the book is a mix of un-referenced research snippets,
therapy ideas and confessional anecdotes. It rattles along at the
pace of a hyper-anxious mind. Wilson makes her references available
on her website but there
is no numbering of notes and the curious reader just has page
numbers and the lead-in words of a sentence to try to find relevant
sources. Yet as a self-help book it seems to have resonated with
many if one can go by the comments collected in the preface and
online. There are so many ideas, it is almost inevitable that there
will be something worth taking away, so anxiety sufferers will
probably recognise some shared experiences and find suggestions for
ways to live with their anxiety. On the last page there is a list of
professional sources of help.
Themes: Anxiety, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Mental illness.
Helen Eddy