Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The Sunday Times bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold

I enjoyed this book. It’s well laid out and easy to read. The writer covers enough topics to get you started and going on a mental heath journey. What I found most useful was her look at values. It did get me started on thinking about my own values and from what she explored I started to understand I did value the values of fairness and bravery. There’s also a great section regarding anxiety. I only went through anxiety mildly but going through and writing as encouraged questions asked in that section did help me explore some of my issues. I’m glad I got it and would recommend to have or gift. It’s lovely, useful and safe.

Good book

It offers practical advice and insights on life, wellbeing, and personal growth, presented in a clear and relatable way. The writing is accessible and the tips feel genuinely useful, making it easy to apply the lessons in everyday life. That said, some advice can feel a bit general or repetitive at times, and certain sections may come across as overly simplified for readers already familiar with personal development concepts. Also, the casual style may not appeal to everyone looking for a more in-depth or research-based approach. Overall, still a helpful and enjoyable read.

I haven’t quite finished this book yet but I felt a review was needed. I’ve found it to be so helpful and informative. The writer keeps things simple, so it’s really easy to understand and to pair the information with your own personal experiences/thoughts/feelings - which I think is important for the topic. It’s one of those books I’ll keep after I’ve finished it, and come back to in the future when I need a little reminder that everything will be just fine :)

Very useful self help, found the advice helpful, a must for people with anxiety depression, exercises are useful reminder what informed

This was the easiest 5 star review I could write! Over the last few years we have had our challenges but Dr Julie has been by the proverbial side through different forums and the book is the cherry on the top. While reading this book you can feel a sense of warmth around you making you feel that you are not alone or not to be ashamed of our vulnerabilities. It is out emotions that define us and we should embrace them. The book guides you in a concise and empathetic manner sitting proudly beside me wherever I am / should I need to refer to it. You can target each topic as and when you need. It is more than a book for me, it is a symbol of hope that we all have our place in the world and there are good people out there caring and supporting us raising mental health awareness. My only wish was that Dr Julie and the book were there when I was younger in my darkest times but I am glad she, and the book is by my side now when my thoughts started to wonder in a negative zone or feeling low. I would go as far to the book is inspiring and life-saving, I genuinely mean that. Even writing this I am tearful but have a sense of joy knowing that I am not alone and that mental health is no laughing matter or makes me a lesser person. I am grateful for everything Dr Julie does and will continue to spread her good work to friends and family. Dr Julie comes across as someone an absolute expert in her field with a genuine care, the world could really learn a lot from her. My final comment is "WHY HASN'T NOBODY TOLD ME THIS BEFORE!"

I have mixed feelings about this book. There's some very strong sections written reliably and that are helpful, reminding me of therapy undertaken taken in the past. Some parts however feel very opinionated and possibly influenced by wanting to create social media friendly soindbites. They can even be dangerous. Take for example the subheader "You don't need to work on your self esteem" This section quickly, actually, turns into a section on aiming to be "successful". These are not the same thing. It feels as though this was misleading and an attempt to hit certain notes and create an ahhh moment rather than being accurate. Self-esteem IS important. And if you don't attach it to being "successful" then it can be absolutely fine to work on it. This headline in the book is misleading and can make you think you shouldn't work on self esteem. I just think that's really unhelpful to convolute phrases like that, especially to people that can be feeling vulnerable and needing help. The notion of not chasing success is fine, and certainly relevant to a world of social media. But that's just it - this feels reverse engineered to meet that customer base, and that just annoys and disappoints me. I expected better or somebody so qualified. I think the author is commenting on certain toxic positivity in regards self esteem and I think she should just be clearer about that rather than saying "don't work on your self-esteem" like.. what the hell, what kind of statement is that?! We shoild cherish and protect our self-esteem, that's the truth. Is the author confused, or just willing to be misleading for a catchy subheading? It's clearly aimed at the social media market that has tried to capitalise on this word, but it's just as bad. So yeah, you need to be careful with this author. She doesn't use words accurately and perhaps more for effect, or at least convolutes meaning in an unhelpful way. Shame because it's got some really strong points and I love the feel of it.

Great book and condition was good.

Orjinal kitap. Sipariş ettiğim günün ertesi günü elime tertemiz ve sorunsuz ulaştı. Kitabın kendisi kapağı cildi orjinal. Çok memnun kaldım. Teşekkür ederim İK.

Lettura fluida d molto interessante

Interesting book. Recommend to buy

If you are looking for a "tell me the magical sentence that would make me feel great without me moving a finger".. Then this book is not for you. This book does not fall into the clichés of shouting loud to you with the idea that you can visualise being successful and it will happen in 5 minutes. It also does not fall into the category of telling you maddup elaborated stories about its author or other people. If you are the kind of person that can reflect on their own life and take responsibility for it.. Then this book is life changing and will probably change the way you think of yourself. You'll stop blaming yourself for the things that did not work. The book contains many more ideas, explained in a way for everyone to understand. It is comfortable to read, since it has big enough letters and a nice texture as a binded book, and it is explained in an easy to understand, well structured way. It is obviously to me that it has been mind fully written and carefully edited. O would describe this book as a tool-box for your mood. It tells you how to "fix" everyday bad feelings. This is probably the best self-help book I have ever owner. I can recommend it.

J'ai vu pour la première fois Docteur Julie Smith sur Youtube et je trouvais son approche très douce mais efficace donc j'ai décidé d'acheter ce bouquin. Aucun regret! C'est un petit guide de nos emotions/sentiments et des outils qu'on peut utiliser pour leur faire face. Facile à lire et pratique :)