Everything Is OK
Ratings17
Average rating4.1
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Ratings17
Average rating4.1
From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant collection of comics about anxiety and depression—because sometimes even the simple things like getting out of bed every day feel like an uphill battle. Everything Is OK is the story of Debbie Tung’s struggle with anxiety and her experience with depression. She shares what it’s like navigating life, overthinking every possible worst-case scenario, and constantly feeling like all hope is lost. The book explores her journey to understanding the importance of mental health in her day-to-day life and how she learns to embrace the highs and lows when things feel out of control. Debbie opens up about deeply personal issues and the winding road to recovery, discovers the value of self-love, and rebuilds a more mindful relationship with her mental health. In this graphic memoir, Debbie aims to provide positive and comforting messages to anyone who is facing similar difficulties or is just trying to get through a tough time in life. She hopes to encourage readers to be kinder to themselves, to know that they are not alone, and that it’s okay to be vulnerable because they are not defined by their mental health struggles. The dark clouds won’t be there forever. Everything will turn out all right.
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A really good read, very encouraging for anyone who has dealt with depression and anxiety. I think it could be encouraging for anyone who has recently become an adult out in the world, honestly. I wish it was required reading for new adults.
As others have said, it does start to get a little platitude-heavy, but if you think of it as a book you can return to when things are tough, those things might be helpful when you need to see them.
There are a number of autobiographical graphic novels that explore the author's struggles with depression, which is good! The effects of depression are highly individualistic, so the more viewpoints the better, IMO. I think ‘Everything is OK' is one of the better ones out there, and Tung is able to utilize her relatively simplistic art style in evocative ways.
This book perfectly captures what it feels like to have anxiety and depression: your brain is constantly telling you that you are a piece of trash, a failure, that everything nice everyone has ever said to you is a lie, etc. It's an important reminder to try to take care of yourself, be kind to yourself first so you have the energy to be kind to others, and remember that joy is possible!
