Smiling through a quiet panic : when keeping it together means falling apart alone.DE

Brooks, Hannah

epubli（2026発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版
• 商品コード 9783565588039

Description

Nobody sees the tremor in your hands before the meeting starts. Nobody sees the tremor in your hands before the meeting starts. They see the crisp presentation, the quick wit, the relentless reliability. What they don't see is the internal negotiation that happens every second: the bargaining with your own nerves to hold on just a little longer. You are not broken. You are exhausted from performing a version of yourself that never gets to admit how hard this all is. This is not a book about managing your anxiety. It is a companion for the moments when you feel like you are the only one who knows the difference between looking fine and being fine. Through honest reflection and quiet validation, it acknowledges the weight of keeping up appearances and the loneliness of carrying fear in secret. It doesn't promise relief or a cure. It offers something rarer: the sense that you are not alone in this struggle, and that your exhaustion is real, valid, and worthy of acknowledgment. Hannah Brooks is an English-language author known for warm, insightful writing that explores relationships, self-discovery, and the emotional complexities of modern life. Her work blends accessible storytelling with thoughtful reflection, creating books that resonate through themes of resilience, personal growth, and human connection.