For many of us who suffer from depression or anxiety, the simple
act of endurance, of having to appear 'normal', is a daunting,
painful and heroic task. Getting out of bed, packing the kids off
to school, showing up for work, preparing dinner... These can be
astonishing achievements when it sometimes takes a superhuman
effort simply to stand upright. How do you keep going? How do you
do what you do, day in, day out, conforming to people's idea of you
and functioning in the way society expects you to, when all you
want to do is disappear and hide? In Fire On All Sides, Rhodes
attempts to find how to make the unbearable bearable in the most
exposing circumstances imaginable. As he embarks on a gruelling
five-month concert tour, performing in front of thousands of
people, the tortuous voices in his mind his constant companions, he
has no choice but to face these wild, mad ramblings head on.
Luckily, there is the music. There is always the music. Bach,
Chopin, Beethoven - they are his holy grail, his mechanism for
survival. Just. This is an important, urgent book. It's about going
through your day feeling like you can't find a way out of the
crazy, it's about not setting the happiness bar too high, it's
about accepting the messy imperfection that is life. Rhodes
explodes the myths surrounding depression, anxiety and stress - the
plagues of our society - into a million pieces, then sticks them
back together again with his characteristic thought-provoking,
laser sharp and humorous style. The really good news? It's going to
be OK. Just.
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