I Don't Want To Be Crazy

Name: I Don't Want To Be Crazy
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Samantha Schutz
ISBN: 9781338540819

Author: Samantha Schutz

Narrator: Samantha Schutz

Unabridged: 5 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 03/26/2019

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Nonfiction, Social Topics, Children's Fiction

Synopsis

A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder.A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder.This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder. When Samantha Schutz first left home for college, she was excited by the possibilities -- freedom from parents, freedom from a boyfriend who was reckless with her affections, freedom from the person she was supposed to be. At first, she revelled in the independence. . . but as pressures increased, she began to suffer anxiety attacks that would leave her mentally shaken and physically incapacitated. Thus began a hard road of discovery and coping, powerfully rendered in this poetry memoir.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on June 24, 2017

Check out my book blog for more reviews and a full review of I Don't Want To Be Crazy! A beautiful verse novel about anxiety/panic disorder, written by someone who has actually gone through these things, so knows what it’s like. It’s also a memoir, and I think Samantha Schutz is very brave for tellin......more

Goodreads review by Eva-Marie on December 31, 2010

This was okay - nowhere near like what the reader gets with Ellen Hopkins or Sonya Sones but that's just dealing with the verse aspect of the book. The other authors are fiction writers whereas this is non. I thought it was a little repetitive also but I suppose a life full of anxiety attacks might......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on October 14, 2007

This book chronicles the author's struggles with anxiety disorder, begining with her high school graduation and ending a year after college graduation. Written in free verse, Schutz clearly conveys the panic and fear associated with her disoder. Her story is gripping and powerful.......more

Goodreads review by BookishStitcher on February 15, 2023

I wish I had read this as a teenager. This novel deals with anxiety disorder and panic attacks. It's written in verse which always adds an interesting element to the story.......more