NON-FICTION BOOKS - (Various Titles - See Listing)

FROM DEATH WISH TO DIAGNOSIS:
I knew my wife and I were having issues. We have been living together as "friends" for a while now and it was hard to ignore. With that in mind, I decided to open up about how I was feeling. For a couple of weeks we had conversations, skirting around the issues and never really "dealing" with anything. That is, until my wife told me she wanted a divorce. This declaration didn't exactly come as a surprise but the timing of it left a lot to be deserved (I mean, did it have to be done on my birthday?) and I ended up going into a tail-spin. I was worrying about how I would keep up the house payments, how I could keep paying my bills, how I could maintain my car payments and - more importantly - how I could keep a hold of my pets. I went from having "usual life problems" to drowning and the only way out that I could see was suicide. And it's here my mind got stuck. I would go to the bridge in town. I would sit there and cry. I would talk myself out of jumping with thoughts of my dog and how she would feel if I abandoned her. I knew it was only a matter of time before I did just jump though and, that's when I went back to the doctors to tell them I was struggling with my mental health. Within 24 hours I was sitting opposite "Bob"; one of the many people working within the Crisis Team. He told me I wasn't battling depression (something the doctors often pushed at me) but was, in fact, having an ADHD meltdown. I'd heard of ADHD before but this was the first time I was hearing about a meltdown. The more he explained, the more everything started clicking into place. It didn't "fix" my head but it helped me start to process things... And I would continue seeing Bob every couple of days. The purpose of this book is not to make you pity me. I wrote it as a diary throughout my time with the Crisis Team, and subsequent meetings with ADHD assessors, community mental health teams, psychiatrists, psychologists and "normal" doctors. The reason I wrote the book was both to help myself and raise awareness towards mental health and what happens when we can find ourselves in crisis. I want you to see that, actually, it is "okay" to talk about such things and - when we need it - help is never as far away from us as it could feel. I am not alone. You are not alone. We are not alone. Profits from this title go to mental health charities.

IS WRITING
In 2016, I wrote "is writing" 7 years later I am working on the updated version. I've kept all original content in the book but have also added updated thoughts on certain topics (such as author websites and newsletters). It was important to keep the original thoughts in so readers can see both sides. As well as updated thoughts, I've included a lot more content. After all, a lot has happened in 7 years and more techniques have been learned. Included parts of the new sections: Recommended Routes (including Kindle Unlimited), covers, a thank you goes a long way, public spats, conventions, physical copies, writing tips at a glance, writing prompts and more.

OUT OF CONTEXT

Sicked and tired of the cancel culture idiots, I've decided to release a kind of "memoir" about the impact of so-called cancel culture and put everything out there for everyone to read. 

If people wish to cancel me, I may as well give them a reason.