The vignettes can appear random and difficult to pin down in terms of when the events related happened. Georgia invented a superhero alter ego and had an imaginary friend, Samantha, who was never keen on spending any time with her. And, reading other reviews, people seem to think the author’s names for parents, partner and kids are hilarious, I thought the opposite.

Some of Pritchett’s experiences are heartbreaking, yet there is a matter-of-fact presentation of them and an ability to see humour in the darkest of situations. While not read by Georgia herself, Katherine Parkinson did a good job as narrator of this audiobook. Through musings, vignettes, observations and recollections, Georgia takes the reader on a journey that is impossible to put down.The written word hasn’t made me laugh out loud like this for ages – and you all know how funny words can be. Some of Pritchett's descriptions of her lowest moments were deeply moving and some of the most realistic descriptions of depression that I have ever read. Georgia has always had some anxiousness, even from a young age, some worries naturally more daunting than others.

I always love reading books about anxiety and depression, as it makes me feel that I am not alone when I suffer.

From worrying about the monsters under her bed as a child, to embracing womanhood, to being offered free gifts after an award ceremony, worry has. Oh, and a note to younger women, if you get on an elevator and your much older idol comes in to kiss and fondle you, and to your chagrin, he does it again the next night. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).

In therapy, in full confession mode, the author free associates her way to the very last lines, and by the time we got there I realized I had laughed out loud many, many times, gotten quiet and reflective a few time, sobbed once with heartfelt love for the beauty of the moment she'd described, and then was gently read out of her book with her last line, full of appreciation for all that she'd shared with me.In the end, you get a picture of a woman who is, in many ways, like you and me with her shortcomings, stress, joys, and everything in between. Going into labor, she fretted about making a fuss (“Sorry to interrupt, but the baby is coming out of my body,” I said politely). the snippets of her life shared within this show us who she is and how she came to attain the success she rightfully does. Winning a prestigious award, she agonized over receiving free gifts after the ceremony (It was an excruciating experience.

Her father is referred to as The Patriarchy, and her mother, The Witch, as a 4 year old Georgia thought God was Jimmy Osmond, and all the stories she was writing featured baby budgies falling from their nests and unable to find their way home. Her writing and production credits include Veep, Have I Got News for You, Smack the Pony, Miranda,The Thick of It and many more.Przy tym humor (bywa że ciemny i gorzki) umyka, trudno się utożsamić, nawet w całkiem bliższych tematycznie i "lękowo" anegdotach. Beginning with memories from far back in her childhood through her teenage years up to the present, Pritchett strings together anecdotes and musings about her life. This was at times funny and relatable, I can definitely see the comparison to Jenny Lawson, and the description that drew me in felt delivered on. If you have anxiety in any form, the sentiments will all seem so familiar – except narrated by someone really, really funny.