That's Mental: Painfully Funny Things That Drive Me Crazy About Being Mentally Ill

by Amanda Rosenberg

Amanda Rosenberg (Narrator)

That's Mental breaks down myths and misconceptions about what it means to be a millennial with mental illness in a darkly funny, but relatable way. In her new book, Rosenberg addresses the overlooked and offbeat issues of mental illness, shedding light on topics that are off limits, uncomfortable, or just downright embarrassing. This book details every challenging and awkward stage of Amanda's journey with mental illness and how she manages what she calls her "garden variety crazy."

"I'm writing this book because it's important, because people need a laugh, and because it's the book I wish I'd read before I lost my entire mind," explains Rosenberg. "It's everything that drives me crazy about being crazy," she says.

Rosenberg hopes her book stands to be a voice for millenials, a generation who, for the most part, are overworked, underpaid, and yet broadly labeled as spoiled brats. This candid and deeply revealing look into mental illness is filled with confessional essays about the inappropriate, devastating, and strangely amusing side to being mentally ill.

• ISBN13: 9781982604424
• Publish Date: 6 November 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Blackstone Audio
• Format: Audiobook (MP3)
• Duration: 5 hours and 43 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

Initial thgouths: When I came across That's Mental on the Libby app, I had no idea who Amanda Rosenberg was. Had I known, I probably wouldn't have checked out this audiobook. I'm glad that I though. This book was really well-written and provided a lot of insight into what it's like to live with bipolar II disorder, anxiety, PTSD. Her fight with depression sounded uncomfortably familiar in some of her experiences but her humorous tone made it possible for me to continue anyway. Her brand of humour isn't the kind that I laugh at or that even makes me chuckle but that wit still challenged me to loosen up a little despite myself. She was real about the good days, the mundane days and the tough days, which I appreciated.

The parts I especially liked were the sections where she offered suggestions on how to relate to other with mental health struggles, and the section where her husband offered insight alongside her on how they navigated the early days of their relationship when she had attempted to take her own life to making their marriage work.