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. 

This book is a very funny and honest book about what it’s like to be an over-thinker. From daily tasks to relationships (be it friends or partners) Hayley shows the reader that they are not alone in their intrusive thoughts. The chapters were short and to the point, and I loved that Hayley included dialog from Brain and other characters from her skits on the internet. Some of the middle chapters got a little dry, but then towards the end Hayley bares her soul and shares her grief of losing her dad to a very rare and cruel form of dementia. It was a great book and makes Hayley become more than just a funny internet personality, and instead someone you feel you can get a cup of coffee with and chat about pesky Brain and all the things you overthink about in life. 

I really enjoyed how this book was funny, emotional and relatable all in one. I found the conversations between the brain and body in many situations and the intrusive thoughts sections very reassuring and normalising and this would make this book perfect for teens beginning their journey into adulthood. 

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.