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Description of the Book:
For a long time now, my body has been a warzone. It's been going so long that I don't know who is fighting anymore. Is it me versus everyone else? Anxiety versus depression? Mental illness versus... me? Is it even possible that I can be separated from my thoughts? Can I please shift the blame, or is is it... me versus myself?
Using an online mental health quiz as a framework, this series is a window into my disease: the intense shame and self hatred; the unrelenting thoughts about others; obsessive observations about the things that "don't matter" to everyone else; all the many things that make me turn on myself; and, then, finally, the beautiful moments of clarity. An account of finding self confidence (and love) again after the breakdown of a toxic relationship, "Never Sometimes Often Always" is a celebration of me, all that has shaped me, and all I have overcome.
Never Sometimes Often Always
Author's Name: Sally Alrich-Smythe About the Author: Sally is a Sydney-based screenwriter and playwright, originally from The Blue Mountains, NSW. After studying Creative Writing as an undergraduate at the University of Technology, Sydney, she went on to do her Master of Fine Arts: Writing for Performance at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. Currently, she is working full time as a storyliner on Channel 7’s HOME AND AWAY. Sally’s unproduced TV pilot DIRTY ROAD was a finalist in The 2021 Monte Miller Prize. In 2019, Sally was a Fresh Ink Writer Resident at The Australian Theatre for Young People. Her playwriting credits include THE STARGAZERS PROJECT (Periscope Productions/ Melbourne Council of the Arts, 2020), and HOMESICK (The Old 505, 2019). She has worked on various other projects as dramaturg and composer. Poetry features in most of Sally’s projects: For her, it’s always represented the core of the story she is telling. Book ISBN: 9789357614351