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Meltdown: Why the world is wounded, and how we can save our mental health | An instruction manual for modern life
Our collective mental health has never been worse. As instances of anxiety and depression spike around the world, people are grappling with stress, burnout and overwhelm in unprecedent volumes. Amid prevailing stigma and polarised ideology, finding relief – in the form of tips, tricks and techniques – is increasingly difficult, stoking a pandemic of mental illness.
In Meltdown, Ryan Ferguson explores our wounded planet, identifying the key catalysts of our unhappiness and discontent. While analysing myriad factors – including technology, toxic productivity, cancel culture, consumerism, fake gurus, politics and climate catastrophe – Ferguson illustrates a modern world that is incompatible with the ancient human brain.
There is cause for optimism, however, and Meltdown also doubles as an instruction manual for contemporary living. The book offers a raft of actionable hacks, solutions and ideas to safeguard our mental health – even against such a bleak and miserable backdrop.
Drawing on lived experience with depression, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), panic attacks and suicidal ideation, Ferguson delivers a sharp, punchy, digestible tome fit for any coffee table. From therapy, relaxation and antidepressants to digital minimalism, optimistic nihilism and exercise, Meltdown decodes the esoteric concepts of psychology and self-help to provide a realistic roadmap for recovery.
Among the book’s central themes, Ferguson argues that, by embracing our cosmic insignificance, and by adopting genericism rather than striving for perfection, we can all feel a little better about our struggles. Packed with proven teachings from psychology, physiology, biology, anthropology and further afield, Meltdown presents a holistic program of small, subtle changes that bring fresh perspective to our tumultuous lives.
If you are feeling lost, down or pessimistic, this is the book you need. This is the ethos you need, cleanly packaged and beautifully presented. Meltdown is an essential guide in your mental health toolkit, and its lessons are sure to help for generations to come.
In Meltdown, Ryan Ferguson explores our wounded planet, identifying the key catalysts of our unhappiness and discontent. While analysing myriad factors – including technology, toxic productivity, cancel culture, consumerism, fake gurus, politics and climate catastrophe – Ferguson illustrates a modern world that is incompatible with the ancient human brain.
There is cause for optimism, however, and Meltdown also doubles as an instruction manual for contemporary living. The book offers a raft of actionable hacks, solutions and ideas to safeguard our mental health – even against such a bleak and miserable backdrop.
Drawing on lived experience with depression, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), panic attacks and suicidal ideation, Ferguson delivers a sharp, punchy, digestible tome fit for any coffee table. From therapy, relaxation and antidepressants to digital minimalism, optimistic nihilism and exercise, Meltdown decodes the esoteric concepts of psychology and self-help to provide a realistic roadmap for recovery.
Among the book’s central themes, Ferguson argues that, by embracing our cosmic insignificance, and by adopting genericism rather than striving for perfection, we can all feel a little better about our struggles. Packed with proven teachings from psychology, physiology, biology, anthropology and further afield, Meltdown presents a holistic program of small, subtle changes that bring fresh perspective to our tumultuous lives.
If you are feeling lost, down or pessimistic, this is the book you need. This is the ethos you need, cleanly packaged and beautifully presented. Meltdown is an essential guide in your mental health toolkit, and its lessons are sure to help for generations to come.
396 pages, Paperback
Published November 3, 2022
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