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How to Survive the End of the World (When it's in Your Own Head)

An Anxiety Survival Guide

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How to Survive the End of the World (When it's in Your Own Head)

By: Aaron Gillies
Narrated by: Aaron Gillies
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About this listen

 'A brilliant and funny read for the apocalyptically-minded' Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive
'In a sea of books about mental health, it stands out for its humour, wisdom and lightness of touch' Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt
'Just the laugh you need for when everything seems terrible' Evening Standard

There are plenty of books out there on how to survive a zombie apocalypse, all-out nuclear war, or Armageddon. But what happens when it feels like the world is ending every single time you wake up? That's what having anxiety is like - and How to Survive the End of the World is here to help. Or at least make you feel like you're not so alone.

From helping readers identify the enemy, to safeguarding the vulnerable areas of their lives, Aaron Gillies examines the impact of anxiety, and gives readers some tools to fight back - whether with medication, therapy, CBT, coping techniques or simply with a dark sense of humour.

'Fast-paced, amusing and insightful' Guardian
'I LOVED it' Juno Dawson, author of The Gender Games
'Hilarious and deeply insightful' Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2018 Aaron Gillies Anxiety Disorders Mental Health Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Stress Management Health Funny Inspiring Witty Survival

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Critic reviews

Just the laugh you need when everything feels terrible.
It is excellent.
A frantically hilarious and deeply insightful exploration of life inside a brain that's constantly under siege from itself (Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain)
In his first book, he ably captures the daily ridiculousness, as well as the trauma of anxiety, and offers readers some tools with which to fight back
Comic writer Aaron Gillies has achieved the impossible - he's written a mental health book that's as hilarious as it is insightful ... I truly believe books like this will start conversations that will change (and save) lives (Catherine Renton)
One of the things that really marks Aaron's book out from others on the market that tackle the topic of mental health is that it's quite simply laugh-out-loud funny. He manages to harness the ludicrous, the awkward, and the downright bizarre things he's done because of mental health issues, and turn them into hilarious anecdotes.
A brilliant and funny read for the apocalyptically-minded . . . If you enjoy his stuff on the Twitter, you'll love him minus a character limit
I LOVED it because it's good to know that I'm not the only one pretending everything's fine, even when everything is fine.
How to Survive the End of the World ... helps shed light on a subject that is still misunderstood by many people
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Loved the book and I think the author did a great job at describing anxiety and the effects it can have on people. I related to this book so much and I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling.

It all makes sense!

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brilliant representation of anxiety. enlightening to know I'm not alone in the madness of anxiety

fantastic

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Enjoyed this so much, it did not feel like a self help book but a friend being realistic , relatable and helping you feel you can deal with anxiety- and are not alone. With a dollop of humour and understanding of the real issues and how to deal with them. The best non fiction I’ve read in ages- brilliantly written and narrated

Practical, realistic and empowering - and enjoyable

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love this. Thank you for sharing with us Aaron, beats other books hands down. you are witty and honest and will be helping everyone who reads this x

amazing read

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Been listening to this on recent walks and I have to say it's actually pretty damn good.

Having experience with severe anxiety it's helped a great deal.

It's written and narrated by the bloke behind Technically Ron on Twitter and the style is witty, self-deprecating but also informative.

Give it a whirl.

Actually did help.

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