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A review by jordanelliotbeaven
Being (Sick) Enough: Thoughts on Invisible Illness, Childhood Trauma, and Living Well When Surviving is Hard by Jessica Graham
4.0
Thank you to the Author, Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read an Advanced Reader Copy of ‘Being (Sick) Enough” by Jessica Graham. This book which is due to be published on the 14th January 2025 was an incredible read for anyone that’s struggling from PTSD, invisible illnesses and those are tick the neurodivergent spark.
As a fellow person who deeply resonates with the experiences and struggles that Jessica’s Graham, reading this book felt like I finally had been heard. After 23 years on earth I have never felt understood or listened too, that all changed reading this book!
For the first time in my life I didn’t feel on my own and that nobody truly understands, Jessica Graham felt like a friend. Telling a story as if sat with her over a cup of tea.
This book is the lived experience of the author, Jessica Graham and her experience of childhood trauma, chronic & invisible illnesses and being diagnosed late in life with Autism and ADHD. She talks about the life after suffering trauma and navigating the world trying to not allow her complex ptsd to rule it. Jessica Graham found her way of coping and moving forward by a lot of spiritual beliefs. meditation and by going to a church that was accepting who them as a person.
Although I’m a far from religious and spiritual person ‘Being (Sick) Enough’ wasn’t a read I felt uncomfortable with and actually opened my eyes to the spiritual world, the way the author describes her spirituality is in such a thought provoking manner and to be be honest the whole book is thought provoking. Some of the parts of the authors life which were mentioned throughout this book I could hear myself saying how ‘I thought that too!’, both with Jessica’s life that were a huge part of the childhood trauma and with the recovery and learning to live life again.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers with some sort of mental illness, invisible or chronic illness and any form of PTSD/C-PTSD as well as professionals and friend & family of loved ones who are struggling also.
Jessica Graham has outdone herself with opening up to hopefully more awareness and acceptance of issues that so many individuals go through, Jessica Graham is allowing thiose, who like me, have never felt heard, who nobody could understand & who feel invisible to be listened too, understood and seen.
As a fellow person who deeply resonates with the experiences and struggles that Jessica’s Graham, reading this book felt like I finally had been heard. After 23 years on earth I have never felt understood or listened too, that all changed reading this book!
For the first time in my life I didn’t feel on my own and that nobody truly understands, Jessica Graham felt like a friend. Telling a story as if sat with her over a cup of tea.
This book is the lived experience of the author, Jessica Graham and her experience of childhood trauma, chronic & invisible illnesses and being diagnosed late in life with Autism and ADHD. She talks about the life after suffering trauma and navigating the world trying to not allow her complex ptsd to rule it. Jessica Graham found her way of coping and moving forward by a lot of spiritual beliefs. meditation and by going to a church that was accepting who them as a person.
Although I’m a far from religious and spiritual person ‘Being (Sick) Enough’ wasn’t a read I felt uncomfortable with and actually opened my eyes to the spiritual world, the way the author describes her spirituality is in such a thought provoking manner and to be be honest the whole book is thought provoking. Some of the parts of the authors life which were mentioned throughout this book I could hear myself saying how ‘I thought that too!’, both with Jessica’s life that were a huge part of the childhood trauma and with the recovery and learning to live life again.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers with some sort of mental illness, invisible or chronic illness and any form of PTSD/C-PTSD as well as professionals and friend & family of loved ones who are struggling also.
Jessica Graham has outdone herself with opening up to hopefully more awareness and acceptance of issues that so many individuals go through, Jessica Graham is allowing thiose, who like me, have never felt heard, who nobody could understand & who feel invisible to be listened too, understood and seen.