Review of the First 6 Chapters 'At Last a Life' by Paul David

 

At Last A Life

 This book was recommended to me as a result of making this blog by a friend. It arrived yesterday and I was itching to start reading it. The font, size of text and layout really impressed me, its also a lot thinner than I expected which is good as I will be able to read it quickly.

I have only read up to page 46 (out of 169) so far but I am already really glad a bought it. I had got myself into a state of mind that I couldn't be helped and I couldn't be bothered with trying to help myself any more, however, I am already convinced I can get better and have found a new energy within me. Here are just a few quotes I have taken away from it:

'You will never get better until you stop trying to get better' - I was initially in denial after hearing this, it goes against instinct. If you are ill you try everything to get better yet the cure is not to. However, this made sense after reading on.

'If you have a cold, you don't worry about it. It does not bother you because you understand it' - This was a key point that really made me re-think anxiety and I now know I need to go away and research anxiety and better understand it.

I now feel ready to start pushing myself to take little steps towards getting back out there. The only thing I am struggling with is my lack of routine, its hard to get back to normal when normal is back at university. I therefore need to try and do little things, like going to a shop or going for a walk in public and build on it.

I bought it on Amazon for £13.99 http://www.amazon.co.uk/At-Last-Life-Paul-David/dp/0956948103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386159638&sr=8-1&keywords=at+last+a+life