Everyone in this room will someday be dead

The sleeping patterns of Gilda, the health related thoughts, landing up at the ER every other week seeking for validation that nothing is wrong. Dismissive parents (although I personally didn’t feel this.), this book is a good read overall to understand the mind of someone with anxiety. Added onto the fact that she is a lesbian, working as a front office person at a Catholic Church. Phew. 

One thing I cannot understand in the book is how unclean her house and environment is. As someone who suffers majorly from health anxiety, I always find the need to do my dishes, to keep my house absolutely dust free and fungus free because I am always worried if I inhale fungus and catch a black fungus infection or if they start growing on my insides (Like the last of us). And if there is a broken wardrobe or a shelf, I fix it the first thing because I worry it will fall on one of our heads or maybe feet which may lead to necrosis and eventually amputation. 

The other thing that perplexed me is the number of days she doesn’t shower. I know anxiety can put your mind to a state of tire, but the last thing is to not shower for days together, again for the fear of catching an infection or maybe a dandruff but in the eye. Or even the thought of smelling bad and causing inconvenience to others. 

But again, I suppose it works differently for various different people. 

Overall, I’d recommend giving this book a read, it was short and breezy to read.