This Is Me Letting You Go

I rated this book very highly because it came at a time when I needed it the most. I was going through the most excruciating pain I've ever had from a breakup (my first breakup, in fact. A committed relationship of 6 years. But turns out it was filled with a lot of gaslighting and manipulation). I was so lost at the time. Unsure of even my own existence and reality.

I don't usually read self-help books. Actually, it's one of the genres I'm least likely to pick up. Because for the most part, books like these hardly help at all. Most of them just reiterate what i already know, without offering anything new.

This book, however, was different. It spoke to me in ways I've never had from any other self-help book or article I've read. It feels like talking to a friend, than just reading a book. There's a lot of empathy and understanding in there. And in so many ways, it spoke to me about things I actually needed to hear (or read).

I was so lost and unsure how to even begin moving on before I picked up this book. It not only talks about moving on from a breakup and letting go of the person who at some point meant the world to you. It also talks about loving yourself more, learning to be by yourself first, letting yourself open up to newer experiences, and so many more things I wish the movies and tv shows would cover when they talk about moving on from a relationship. It's very grounded on reality and, at the same time, does not hesitate to say some very harsh truths.

Sometimes I find myself picking it up every now and again, whenever I feel like I'm relapsing from my trauma. And that's okay. This book makes me feel that it's really okay. For a "self-help" book, this one truly helps me.