# I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was

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- Book: [I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruby-wax/im-not-as-well-as-i-thought-i-was) ([I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruby-wax/im-not-as-well-as-i-thought-i-was.md))
- Authors: [Ruby Wax](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruby-wax)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 6 h 13 min
- Narrated by: Ruby Wax
- ISBN: 978-02-4199-499-3
- Published: 2023-05-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 6 h 13 min

## Description

Brought to you by Penguin. Dear Reader, Checking into a mental clinic wasn't exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn't either. But here we are. I spent a lifetime trying to create a 'front' to give everyone the illusion that all is well. It wasn't, and it isn't. Now I look back and I think, 'what the f*ck was that all about?' I began the book trying to find meaning by going on various, life-changing journeys, I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously things didn't work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash . . . From then on, the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn't looking for meaning, I was looking for home. I'm not a fiction writer. I can't fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset, but life isn't like that unless you're a cowboy. Truth is I'm not as well as I thought I was. These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult. For those readers who are deep in the darkness of mental illness, I hope my book makes you feel less alone. Take care, love, Ruby x 'One of the most powerful books of the year' Daily Mail 'Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby.' - Alastair Campbell 'If you buy only one book this year, make it this one.' - Joanna Lumley 'A true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby.' - Fearne Cotton As seen on Channel 5 Castaway Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023 ©2023 Ruby Wax (P)2023 Penguin Audio