I was scared to write my latest book with Eliza Fricker, The Teenagers Guide to Burnout, and now it’s out, I’m afraid of the response. 1/ - ThreadSky

drnaomifisher.bsky.social • 74 days ago

I was scared to write my latest book with Eliza Fricker, The Teenagers Guide to Burnout, and now it’s out, I’m afraid of the response. 1/

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dbrian2.bsky.social•71 days ago

Discord was great for my kid because his friends were on it. They were a brilliant source of support.

rigbythedog.bsky.social•74 days ago

There's nothing like books about teenagers written by adults.

drnaomifisher.bsky.social•73 days ago

We have, at least, one advantage. We have all been teenagers.

rigbythedog.bsky.social•73 days ago

And I was a bad one. I couldn’t imagine being a teenager these days where whole worlds are online.

mamfotron.bsky.social•74 days ago

What an asinine comment. A qualified clinical psychologist writing a book about her specialism- young people's mental health- yeah what does she know. FFS the state of discourse online these days.

rigbythedog.bsky.social•74 days ago

So I guess you disagree.

fourmoyle.bsky.social•74 days ago

📌

drnaomifisher.bsky.social•74 days ago

Why? Because it’s a book about teenage mental health which doesn’t shy away from how school affects many young people. It doesn’t encourage teenagers to look on the bright side, or remind them of how important qualifications are. It doesn't suggest they just start to think differently. 2/

drnaomifisher.bsky.social•74 days ago

It treats teenagers as I wish I had been treated, when I was a teenager who was struggling with attending school. It says, you know what? The problem isn’t you. The problem is that your environment isn’t working for you. You could be burnt out by school, and here’s why it happens. 3/

drnaomifisher.bsky.social•74 days ago

t scares me because people might think this is irresponsible, that no one should ever suggest to a teenager that school might affect their mental health. We are all meant to sing from the same hymn sheet. ‘School is good. School is great’.. 4/

drnaomifisher.bsky.social•74 days ago

So why did I write it?

I write for the teenager I was, and for the many others I have met since. For I am one of those for whom (some) schools made things worse. 5/

rachel.neuropreneur.dev•71 days ago

This sounds like a book I could really have done with! Honestly I’m 40 now and I might just read it anyway. 😃

drnaomifisher.bsky.social•74 days ago

I discovered this weekend after a talk with my parents that there are aspects to my own school attendance journey which I do not remember. I had forgotten that just as happens to many now, I was deemed to be the problem. 6/

drnaomifisher.bsky.social•74 days ago

This book is the book I would have liked to read then. It’s the book which says ‘it’s not your fault’ to teenagers and parents. I want to give a glimmer of hope to teenagers who despair because they have been told that without school they have no future, but school is impossible. 7/

magdalenahorvat.bsky.social•74 days ago

📌

parsec2u.bsky.social•74 days ago

Thanks to put time and energy in this matter. Specially after Covid there seems to be a lot of teenagers who suffer from a burnout, also in the Netherlands. As a family we know how hard it can be. So, good luck with your book. 👍🏻

lallysticks.bsky.social•74 days ago

📌

author-hunter.bsky.social•74 days ago

I am following you now.

captainscience.bsky.social•71 days ago

This is exactly what teenage me needed. That, and an autism and ADHD assessment but I'm old enough that it wouldn't have been considered back then. I won a partial scholarship to a 'good' school. Left with 3 Cs in humanities A levels. My father constantly tells me my education was a waste of money.

kitmelvin.bsky.social•74 days ago

This is the book my teen needed right now. So validating and affirming of their very real experiences of school burnout. Really helpful in understanding burnout traps as well. Thank you from a very grateful parent 💚

sarahgrey.bsky.social•74 days ago

Definitely getting this book!

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