Truthfully I didn’t enjoy this as much as I hoped sadly. Being prone to overthinking myself, thought I found some parts quite relatable, the whole audio book came across a bit … YA?

As a non-fiction this probably doesn’t make sense, but to me the writing style felt very young and almost more of a coming of age book in various parts. 

Though some funny anecdotes in parts, the actual topic of overthinking itself didn’t really have a lot of depth so much as a humour counterpart growing up. Now whether this is her genuine experience or more of a way of dealing with it, it made me feel quite detached from the book.

I will say though the last 10% around losing her dad was very emotional and gave a much more rounded view on how the overthinking actually impacts her behaviour and regrets. I wish we got more insights in the book like that which I felt was sacrificed for the humour sadly. 

Very relatable in many aspects. Haven’t read a book this humorous that also made me seen as a woman living in this world so much in years. 
As a daughter who had a parent suffering from a similar affliction as her father, I will recommend these last few chapters to anybody who is trying to understand what it was like for me. Couldn’t have put it in better words myself. 

A humorous, heartfelt, and honest exploration of anxiety.