I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was

Ruby Wax

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Penguin Life
15 June 2023

Memoirs; Coping with illness; Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

An honest exploration of mental health and how to overcome the unanticipated challenges it can bring

Checking into a psychiatric institution wasn't exactly on Ruby Wax's agenda for 2022 - writing about it wasn't either, but here we are. These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult, especially if you're struggling with your mental health. While searching for inner peace and equanimity amidst global chaos, Ruby realises that, ultimately, the most challenging gauntlet we all must face is ourselves.

I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was is Ruby's most honest and raw book to date - an insight into the depths of her psyche, and a stark exploration of what trauma can do to someone. Reflecting on years of personal and professional experience, she opens up to readers about her struggles with mental health and different treatments over the years, hoping to provide reassurance and guidance to anyone confronting their own anticipated, or unanticipated, struggles with mental health.

By: Ruby Wax
Imprint: Penguin Life
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9780241554890
ISBN 10: 0241554896
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ruby Wax is a successful comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years. Ruby additionally holds a Master's degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University, and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health. She is the author of books Sane New World and A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, and has toured all over the world with the accompanying one-woman shows. Both books have reached the number one spot on The Sunday Times bestsellers list. She has 145k followers on Twitter.

Reviews for I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was

There is no one as raw, insightful, hilarious and inspiring as Ruby Wax when it comes to mental health. Her unparalleled knowledge on this topic combined with her bravery and honesty in telling her own story is a rare and beautiful thing. Not only will this book make you feel less alone, it also might just change your life -- Scarlett Curtis An exceptional account on mental health from a true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby -- Fearne Cotton If you buy only one book this year, make it this one. Brilliant, heartbreakingly funny and painful: I couldn't put it down -- Joanna Lumley A book about ways to find yourself, from someone who knows that she is lost. I'm glad this book exists -- Neil Gaiman Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby. It's why she is so important to the mental-health debate -- Alistair Campbell