500 Miles from You (Scottish Bookshop, #3)

by Jenny Colgan

“What have anxiety-creating engines designed to distract, enervate, and worry you got to do with your mental health?”

“It’s making you ill. It’s making everyone ill with jealousy and self-doubt, and you are particularly vulnerable and in danger from it.” Lissa looked at Anita. She had a large

yourself with tiny pictures and other people’s lives. You’re distracting yourself from things you ought to be owning up

“Feel,” said Anita. “You have to feel what you need to feel. Not distract yourself every five seconds. Not be constantly waiting for pings and swipes and likes and enervating yourself. Trust me, Lissa. You are already enervated. You need to get ready to tell this story and you have only four more sessions. Embrace the way you . . . oh.” “What?” said Lissa, but there