I'm Not Okay by Pete Isip

Are you, or have you ever been, depressed, anxious, or even suicidal? Has the pandemic had an overwhelming impact on your life? Pete knows how you feel. He's a survivor of suicide. A survivor of the pandemic. And a survivor in life. This book is a daily journal written over a year of the pandemic, while Pete's life was turned upside down in the worst of ways. From living the comfortable life of a happy family man, owning a successful, entrepreneurial business, with the community and vitality that accompanied it, to slowly watching his life and soul fall apart. Day by day, you see the positive attitude and optimistic outlook at the beginning of COVID-19 slowly diminish as the pandemic takes its toll on Pete, his business, and his relationships. He becomes angry, depressed, and suicidal. Struggling to get through each day, some better some worse than others, Pete decides to record his thoughts in a daily journal. For himself, his children if he doesn't make it, and now for others. Some days, his thoughts flow freely from his mind onto the page, at others, beautiful poetry is created. At the end of each entry, Pete leaves the reader with something to think about. We have all been through our own personal hardships in this pandemic. For many of us, all over the world, it has had the biggest impact on our lives of anything we have experienced. Find out how Pete comes through one of the toughest challenges he's ever faced. You can do it too. Read more