MonsterMind

Dealing With Anxiety & Self-Doubt

By: Alfonso Casas

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Hardcover | 8 February 2022

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Hardcover
144 Pages

Age
16+

Dimensions(cm)
17.5 x 26.6 x 1.5

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Alfonso Casas's MonsterMind is a very personal account of the inner monsters that live inside his head.

But, who doesn't have a monster inside them?

Who has never heard that voice inside their head undermining everything they do? You're not good enough . . . You just got really lucky . . . There are people far better and more qualified than you . . .

In a very honest exercise, Alfonso Casas identifies and introduces his own monsters to his readers: Mr. Past Traumas, Mr. Fear, Mr. Social Anxiety, Mr. Impostor Syndrome, Mr. Sadness, Mr. Doubt... The pessimistic, the insecure, the self-demanding, the monster that keeps you from sleeping while you think of what you could have said back in that conversation two years ago, or that keeps you looking over the punctuation of every text message to figure out the tone lurking beneath the surface. All those monsters make up the bestiary of contemporary society.

But the anxiety generation is expert in more things: in looking inside themselves and their lives, and--why not?--in laughing at their own neuroses as best they can. In the end, if the monsters won't leave us, we might as well get to know them and laugh at them!

Anxiety is another pandemic, but the monsters dwelling inside us are funny, too (especially as drawn by Alfonso Casas).

Industry Reviews

"Casas' most recent graphic novel is a wonderful, poignant dive into livingwith mental health issues. Creating monsters out of feelings, Casas gives avisual representation of how trauma, anxiety, fear, and other pests affect dailylife, especially in the midst of a pandemic. I really appreciated the hopefulbut realistic ending of this. It's a reminder that though these things willalways live with us, there are ways to fightthem."---thesouthernbooksellerreview.org

"What makes this graphic novel so special is the author'scourage in showing his vulnerable side. He gave us a story and he also showed usthe inside of his mind, dismantling a very personal narrative. There is anincomparable beauty in this execution of story and it was the very essence as towhy this graphic novel is effective."-wanderwithjon.com

"I'd highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a gentle andamusing introduction to the topic of the runaway mind. It's delightfullydrawn and amusingly told."--berniegourley.com

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