📖 Why Writing Saved My Mental Health (And Still Pays My Bills)

 📖 Why Writing Saved My Mental Health (And Still Pays My Bills) 📖 Books were my first therapy session — before I even knew what “mental health” meant.

When I was 13, I picked up a slim paperback from a secondhand stall. It wasn’t a self-help guide. It wasn’t even labeled “mental health.” It was a diary-style novel that whispered: your feelings are valid, even if the world doesn’t understand them.

As an autistic reader, I didn’t just read books — I lived inside them. They became the blueprint for how I work today.

Every page taught me something offices, deadlines, and even therapy didn’t:

➡️ Words can hold you together when nothing else does.

➡️ Structure (in books or workflows) makes chaos feel less loud.

➡️ Telling the truth — even if it trembles — builds trust with clients and readers.

And here’s what I’ve carried into my work:

✨ Book rec: Please Don’t Look at Me by Arabella Sveinsdottir — lyrical self-help for introverts that feels like a friend, not a lecture.

📚 Workflow truth: Reading daily reminds me that systems are just stories with bullet points.

💡 Efficiency trick: I edit like I’m revising a chapter — cut filler, keep the soul.

🖋️ Client love: They tell me my storytelling makes even “boring” reports feel human.

At the end of the day, writing is mental health for me. Editing is therapy. Storytelling is survival.

💬 What’s your go-to book when the world feels too heavy? I’m building my 2025 mental health reading list.

📩 And if you’re a founder, CEO, or fellow writer who needs someone to turn your story into something readers won’t forget — my DMs are open.

🔥 Please Don't Look at Me: A Gentle Self-Help Book About an Anxious Introvert Learning to Say No, Set Boundaries, and Exist Without Apologizing by Arabella Sveinsdottir

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