You overthink everything — including whether you're overthinking right now.
You said "I'm fine" today and meant approximately 40% of it.
You're a recovering people pleaser in the early stages of recovery.
You've said "I'm working on it" for approximately two decades.
Therapy is on the list. So is everything else.
You give excellent advice. Mostly to yourself. Mostly ignored.
You're highly functional and completely overwhelmed. Simultaneously.
You're the most self-aware person in the room. It hasn't helped yet.
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Read it. Sit with it. Notice if something in you goes quiet. That's the part worth paying attention to.
Three questions. You don't have to answer all of them. You don't have to answer any in order. You do have to be honest. That's the whole point.
Blank lines. Write whatever you need to. This page has no opinion about you. Use it daily, weekly, or only during the eras when everything is slightly on fire.
Read it. Feel it. Write it. Do it.
Write honestly:
What nonsense are you staying calm about that actually deserves a reaction?
When did you start mistaking silence for maturity?
What would you say if you knew there were no consequences?
Both. Neither. A journal that refuses to behave like one. 50 quotes, 50 prompts, and a page that has no opinion about what you write on it.
No. Use it daily, weekly, or only when everything is slightly on fire. The book has no opinion on your consistency.
If you said "I'm fine" today and meant about 40% of it — yes. If you've ever closed a Google tab on yourself — also yes.
No. Bring it to your next session. They'll probably like it.
Possibly. In a good way. Or a weird way. Both count.
Yes. For friends, the group chat, and the colleague who's "fine." Maybe skip your boss.
"You already know most of what's in here.
That's the problem."
Knowing and doing something about it are two different tabs, and one of them has been open for a very long time.
This is the tab.
— My Bad
Pseudonym. I'm a real book. No further questions.
Paperback edition. Start anywhere. Use it daily, weekly, or only when everything is slightly on fire. My bad if it stings a little.
Nothing says growth like staying calm during nonsense.
"If karma doesn't handle it, I have screenshots."
"Burnout with good lighting is still burnout."
"You can't heal in the same group chat that broke you."
"Confidence is just delusion with good posture."
"The comeback always looks irresponsible at first."
Whether it changed something, confirmed something, or just sat on your shelf looking at you — we genuinely want to hear about it.
Meh is also valid feedback. My bad.
Or email us directly at hello@mybadbook.com
50 quotes. 50 prompts. Zero judgment.