Don't F*cking Panic: The Shit They Don't Tell You in Therapy About Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, & Depression
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- Create Date：2022-07-15 07:53:33
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kelsey Darragh
- ISBN：194975927X
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Summary
If you are one of the millions of people struggling to manage your mental health right now， stop whatever you are doing and read this interactive workbook created by comedian and mental health advocate， Kelsey Darragh。 With a completely raw and honest approach to discussing， accepting， and managing debilitating anxiety， panic， and depression， Don’t F*cking Panic: The Shit They Don’t Tell You in Therapy About Anxiety Disorder， Panic Attacks， & Depression is a refreshing and often painfully hilarious guide to long-term recovery and healing。 Whether you are experiencing a panic attack RIGHT NOW， or simply realize there is seemingly no end to how many ways your beautiful brain can mess up your day with uncool thoughts， this workbook is about to become your new best friend and a permanent resident on your bedside table。
Reviews
Mary Cullen
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being someone who struggles with anxiety it was like having someone inside my brain reading this book。 made me feel like i’m not alone and i’m so glad i picked it up
La
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Thank you for writing this Kelsey， you’ve helped so many people。 I finally understand myself a bit more :）
Ilenia
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Honestly this book was quite good。 It helped me to understand better why I feel certain things， and to recognise when I do。It was nice to have the insights of somebody who actually went through what is talked about in the book， like panic attacks。 I personally never experienced panic attacks or irritable bowel syndrome （can't remember the complete name） but in case it happens to me or to somebody in the future I might be more helpful than just standing on the side like a fish stick。I can definit Honestly this book was quite good。 It helped me to understand better why I feel certain things， and to recognise when I do。It was nice to have the insights of somebody who actually went through what is talked about in the book， like panic attacks。 I personally never experienced panic attacks or irritable bowel syndrome （can't remember the complete name） but in case it happens to me or to somebody in the future I might be more helpful than just standing on the side like a fish stick。I can definitely see the author worked at BuzzFeed 'cause their typical humour kinda stuck with her。 But hey it wasn't completely unpleasant。The little questions at the end were quite good， even though I didn't really apply myself to answer them， but just quickly read them。 I think this makes a quite good workbook。Overall this book was quite good， and contextualising things like anxiety and other mental health issue by drawing advice from first-hand experience gave a more raw and personal touch to this book。 Greatly recommend！ 。。。more
Io Etherington
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I absolutely loved this book， it’s such an incredible self help book with some amazing therapy skills。 I now actively use many of the techniques written about in this book to help with my anxiety and depression and I can’t recommend this book enough to anyone looking for help with their mental health。
Salina Petersen
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Love this book so much！
Andreina Fernandez
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A hundred f*cking stars。 Everyone should read this
Mel
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DNF at 12%。 The style is not for me。
Michelle López González
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It’s been A WHILE since I gave 5 stars to a book but it truly deserves it。 I have read tons of self-help books and didn’t find them as entertaining or informative as this one， Kelsey explains everything with a humor that I enjoy， very fresh and contemporary and offers methods to actually help you while also making you reflect and work。 Amazing。 I’ll be following more of her work for sure。
Andreea
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I was looking for a book that talked about mental health that I could recommend to friends who don’t want to read long books for therapists or academics。 Turns out there aren’t many like that， so this seemed promising。 I can definitely say it has its heart in the right place。 The author dropped out of three colleges， used to work for BuzzFeed， and describes herself as having always been a comedian， or goof。 She also struggled with some pretty debilitating anxiety， which she will tell you all abo I was looking for a book that talked about mental health that I could recommend to friends who don’t want to read long books for therapists or academics。 Turns out there aren’t many like that， so this seemed promising。 I can definitely say it has its heart in the right place。 The author dropped out of three colleges， used to work for BuzzFeed， and describes herself as having always been a comedian， or goof。 She also struggled with some pretty debilitating anxiety， which she will tell you all about， with the usual disclaimers in place that you should seek professional help。 She walks through several important concepts related to personality disorders （e。g。， obsessive compulsive personality disorder） and clinical diagnoses （e。g。， depersonalization， derealisation）， peppered with stories from her own life， and questions to work through in each chapter。 Most stories are honest， heartfelt， and there are some great anecdotes and analogies。 If you don’t take anything else away from the book， you can at least appreciate how much others might struggle with mental health issues without you knowing。 I had dark moments when I reached for a therapist， for a combination of anxiety， depression， and shame from job loss and divorce。 Those days are past me， so I didn’t find the book useful， but the workbook questions are legit techniques to practice and add to your mental hygiene toolbox。 Given how hard it is to find a good therapist in most places， you would get far by practicing the questions and techniques in here。 The bad parts: the book skims over useful techniques like meditation and mindfulness， and dwells more on the prejudices the typical American might have against these techniques instead of their usefulness。 The writing （BuzzFeed-esque， pop-culture-esque） is distracting， with stream-of-consciousness quips peppered throughout more serious points。 But in fairness， that is a hallmark of anxiety。 Some people cope by making jokes to distract themselves or others from what they might be feeling。 It makes for a difficult read， and infantilizes the reader and trivializes important issues。Anyway; useful read with great intentions。 2-3 stars for me， but might be a treasure to others who don’t want a serious book about serious issues。 If you like funny， trivial things to cope with heavy shit， it might be your jam。 。。。more
Marjorie Rogel
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Jasmine
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Most of this book was read through tears， I especially loved the section on depression as I have already spent a lot of time researching anxiety and panic disorders。 This book discusses SO many tools and exercises that can be used on a daily basis to help manage mental health illnesses。 LOVE。 <3
Lexy
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This book absolutely changed my life。 Living with panic disorder has been such an up hill battle， but Kelsey practically reaches in and hugs every single person reading her book。 I cannot recommend this enough。 I find myself going back to it just to laugh at the silliness and real life situations that we’ve all found ourselves in。
Ariadna Cenzano
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This book has been key to me this year。Last year， in November， I realized that I was surrounding myself with a lot of toxicity and that I was in fact in one of the worst mental states I've been through since 2014。 I found an As/If video and Kelsay talked about her mental health during 2020 and mentioned her book。 I took every bit of hope left in me and made the decision that this was not how I wanted to live。 I started going to therapy， reading this book， and doing its exercises。。。 I cut out tox This book has been key to me this year。Last year， in November， I realized that I was surrounding myself with a lot of toxicity and that I was in fact in one of the worst mental states I've been through since 2014。 I found an As/If video and Kelsay talked about her mental health during 2020 and mentioned her book。 I took every bit of hope left in me and made the decision that this was not how I wanted to live。 I started going to therapy， reading this book， and doing its exercises。。。 I cut out toxic people （still doing it） and started taking my bloody vitamins and iron supply， going to the gym at least once a week， and working on loving myself a little more。 I treated myself every now and then， started dating my best friend， and spent time with myself doing whatever I want （even if it is just laying in bet scrolling through TikTok for hours on end）。 So。。。 If you feel like you need help （even if you don't want to admit it， or don't want to ask for it）， you most certainly need it。 There's a lot of people willing to help， and believe me， it's worth it。 。。。more
Khairunnisa
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I've spent a lot of time in middle school and high school watching Buzzfeed's videos and Kelsey was one of the producers there and often showed up in a lot of Buzzfeed's vids soo when she came out with a book i HAD to get my hands on it right this second。 This book is hands-down my favorite book this year。 Even though i've plan to read several books after this but i just know this is going to be one of my all time favs。 Kelsey delivered her story based on her experience how she tackles her daily I've spent a lot of time in middle school and high school watching Buzzfeed's videos and Kelsey was one of the producers there and often showed up in a lot of Buzzfeed's vids soo when she came out with a book i HAD to get my hands on it right this second。 This book is hands-down my favorite book this year。 Even though i've plan to read several books after this but i just know this is going to be one of my all time favs。 Kelsey delivered her story based on her experience how she tackles her daily anxiety attacks and gave us tips and tricks how she manages to stay sane everyday even though its hard to get up out of bed every morning。 For me the experience of reading this is more than just reading a self help book， its like having a fun chit-chat with your wise and freakishly funny bestfriend in a cafe and talk about your daily struggles。 She's not a professional on mental heath （she pointed that a lot on her book） but god damn she's been through a lot （have i mentioned that she has 3 regular therapists？）！！ I LOOOVE this book， its a little bit harder to find this in Indo （i ordered it from Amazon and it took 3 weeks to arrived！） but its worth every page！ ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 。。。more
Destiny Beatty
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I really love this book it really helped with my panic attack and it has a lot of stuff for you toWrite in to help with anxiety and depression。
Aimee
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4。5/5 stars
D
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This shitty book fucking sucks。 Nice try with the expletives in the title， that gimmick is played。 This "author" cannot write， just wants your money。 This shitty book fucking sucks。 Nice try with the expletives in the title， that gimmick is played。 This "author" cannot write， just wants your money。 。。。more
Elo Addatu
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Good！
Heather
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Absolutely LOVE。 Some real real talk about anxiety and depression， coupled with some exercises that really spoke to me。Laugh out loud honesty that makes you realize you’re not alone！
Nicole Quinlan
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I thought this book was very helpful and realistic。 It was nice to be able to read a book from the perspective of a person that you know has been in your shoes。
Andrew O'Neill
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I've read a lot of books dealing with anxiety and depression。 I appreciate that Kelsey doesn't state anything she says as absolute fact or the "correct" way to handle with mental health struggles。 Instead， she talks about real world scenarios and how she personally has been able to effectively cope with them in hopes that they will work for someone else。 Dealing with mental struggles is like walking around in a dark， annoying， and scary building trying to get to a bathroom that keeps changing lo I've read a lot of books dealing with anxiety and depression。 I appreciate that Kelsey doesn't state anything she says as absolute fact or the "correct" way to handle with mental health struggles。 Instead， she talks about real world scenarios and how she personally has been able to effectively cope with them in hopes that they will work for someone else。 Dealing with mental struggles is like walking around in a dark， annoying， and scary building trying to get to a bathroom that keeps changing locations。 After seeing therapists offer their canned responses to all this， it's nice to know that someone else out there knows what all this feels like。 。。。more
Jenni
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This is such a great book for people who aren’t sure if therapy is the right place to start with their mental health journey。 It touches on a lot of the small things people write off as just stress， and also doesn’t sugar coat the anxiety that comes from even attempting to work on self evaluation。 It’s definitely a book I’ll recommend to people。
Rachel Gray
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THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE！I struggle with anxiety and this book helped me。 I like Kelsey have seeked professional help but the things I heard from Kelsey I've never heard before and I have learnt so much and because of that I feel so much more confident。 THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE！I struggle with anxiety and this book helped me。 I like Kelsey have seeked professional help but the things I heard from Kelsey I've never heard before and I have learnt so much and because of that I feel so much more confident。 。。。more
Mitchell Clifford
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