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All the little monsters : how I learned to live with anxiety  Cover Image Book Book

All the little monsters : how I learned to live with anxiety / David A. Robertson ; foreword by Shelagh Rogers.

Robertson, David, 1977- (author.). Rogers, Shelagh, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"With humour, warmth and heartbreaking honesty, award-winning author David A. Roberston explores the struggles and small victories of living with chronic anxiety and depression, and shares his hard-earned wisdom in the hope of making other people's mental health journeys a little less lonely. From the outside, David A. Robertson looks as if he has it all together -- a loving family, a successful career as an author, and a platform to promote Indigenous perspectives, cultures and concerns. But what we see on the outside rarely reveals what is happening inside. Robertson lives with "little monsters": chronic, debilitating health anxiety and panic attacks accompanied, at times, by depression. During the worst periods, he finds getting out of bed to walk down the hall an insurmountable task. During the better times, he wrestles with the compulsion to scan his body for that sure sign of a dire health crisis. In All the Little Monsters, Robertson reveals what it's like to live inside his mind and his body and describes the toll his mental health challenges have taken on him and his family, and how he has learned to put one foot in front of the other as well as to get back up when he stumbles. He also writes about the tools that have helped him carry on, including community, therapy, medication and the simple question he asks himself on repeat: what if everything will be okay? In candidly sharing his personal story and showing that he can be well even if he can't be "cured," Robertson hopes to help others on their own mental health journeys"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781443472401 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 256 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Robertson, David, 1977- > Mental health.
Illness anxiety disorder > Patients > Canada > Biography.
Authors, Canadian (English) > 21st century > Biography.
First Nations authors > Biography.
nêhinaw > Biography.
Swampy Cree > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Topic Heading: Indigenous collection.
Indigenous author.

Available copies

  • 0 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Smithers Public Library ANF 616.8525 ROB (Text) 35101011108219 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-02-14
100 Mile House Branch 616.85 ROB (Text) 33923006719615 Non-fiction Volume hold In process -
Beaver Valley Public Library ABFBV1056481 (Text) BFBV1056481 Non-Fiction Volume hold On order -
Kimberley Public Library B ROB (Text) 35137002019262 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-02-22
Nelson Public Library 616.8525009 ROB (Text) 3514830041423 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-02-22
Trail and District Public Library Main Branch ACQ1060923 (Text) ACQ1060923 Adult Biography Volume hold On order -
Tumbler Ridge Public Library BTR1055131 (Text) BTR1055131 Entertaining Non-Fiction Volume hold On order -
Williams Lake Branch 616.85 ROB (Text) 33923006719623 Non-fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-02-25


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