{"product_id":"everything-is-broken-and-completely-fine-mental-illness-quitting-alcohol-and-living-through-unprecedented-times-paperback","title":"Everything Is Broken and Completely Fine: Mental Illness, Quitting Alcohol, and Living through Unprecedented Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiriam Verheyden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam tried for most of her life to hide her mental illness. She hoped that if she pretended it didn't exist, nobody else would notice it either. That didn't happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnexplainable rage attacks, persistent intrusive thoughts, and a recurring overwhelming despair are difficult to hide. Working as an x-ray technologist through COVID-19 contributed to her declining mental health. In a desperate attempt to numb the pain and cheer herself up she reached for what society endorses as the ultimate relaxant: wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlcohol made her mental health significantly worse, increased her anxiety and caused severe self-loathing. Instead of solving her low mood, it contributed to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything Is Broken and Completely Fine\u003c\/em\u003e takes you into the flawed brain of someone who's living with anxiety, depression, and PMDD. \u003c\/strong\u003eSet in the unprecedented times of a pandemic, natural disasters, and life's unavoidable ups and downs, this book explores what happens when denial turns into acceptance, grey-area drinking transforms into sobriety, and one woman finds herself where she's never been before - at peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53376974487859,"sku":"9781738173600","price":25.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ySNNH5FSSn9781738173600.webp?v=1779310592","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/everything-is-broken-and-completely-fine-mental-illness-quitting-alcohol-and-living-through-unprecedented-times-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}