Cheer Up Love: Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate

'DEEPLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING' The Pool
'HEART-WARMING: UNMISSABLE' Damian Barr, Metro

Susan Calman is a much-loved comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes from The News Quiz and Just a Minute to Armchair Detectives and Secret Scotland. She's hosted the podcast Mrs Brightside and stole the nation's hearts in Strictly Come Dancing. Her breakout solo stand up show, Susan Calman is Convicted, dealt with subjects like the death penalty, appearance and depression.

It was the overwhelming and positive reaction to the show she wrote about mental health that made Susan want to write a more detailed account of surviving depression when you're the world's most negative and anxious person.

The Crab of Hate is the personification of Calman's depression and her version of the notorious Black Dog. A constant companion all her life, the Crab has provided her with the best, and very worst of times. This is a very personal and affecting memoir of how, after many years and with a lot of help and talking, Susan has embraced her dark side and realised that she can be the most joyous sad person you'll ever meet.

CHEER UP LOVE IS FUNNY, POIGNANT AND (HOPEFULLY) INFORMATIVE.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK AND TO REALISE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

*If you loved Cheer Up Love, try Sunny Side Up, Susan's Calmanifesto of Happiness*

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Cheer Up Love: Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate

'DEEPLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING' The Pool
'HEART-WARMING: UNMISSABLE' Damian Barr, Metro

Susan Calman is a much-loved comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes from The News Quiz and Just a Minute to Armchair Detectives and Secret Scotland. She's hosted the podcast Mrs Brightside and stole the nation's hearts in Strictly Come Dancing. Her breakout solo stand up show, Susan Calman is Convicted, dealt with subjects like the death penalty, appearance and depression.

It was the overwhelming and positive reaction to the show she wrote about mental health that made Susan want to write a more detailed account of surviving depression when you're the world's most negative and anxious person.

The Crab of Hate is the personification of Calman's depression and her version of the notorious Black Dog. A constant companion all her life, the Crab has provided her with the best, and very worst of times. This is a very personal and affecting memoir of how, after many years and with a lot of help and talking, Susan has embraced her dark side and realised that she can be the most joyous sad person you'll ever meet.

CHEER UP LOVE IS FUNNY, POIGNANT AND (HOPEFULLY) INFORMATIVE.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK AND TO REALISE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

*If you loved Cheer Up Love, try Sunny Side Up, Susan's Calmanifesto of Happiness*

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Cheer Up Love: Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate

Cheer Up Love: Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate

by Susan Calman
Cheer Up Love: Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate

Cheer Up Love: Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate

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'DEEPLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING' The Pool
'HEART-WARMING: UNMISSABLE' Damian Barr, Metro

Susan Calman is a much-loved comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes from The News Quiz and Just a Minute to Armchair Detectives and Secret Scotland. She's hosted the podcast Mrs Brightside and stole the nation's hearts in Strictly Come Dancing. Her breakout solo stand up show, Susan Calman is Convicted, dealt with subjects like the death penalty, appearance and depression.

It was the overwhelming and positive reaction to the show she wrote about mental health that made Susan want to write a more detailed account of surviving depression when you're the world's most negative and anxious person.

The Crab of Hate is the personification of Calman's depression and her version of the notorious Black Dog. A constant companion all her life, the Crab has provided her with the best, and very worst of times. This is a very personal and affecting memoir of how, after many years and with a lot of help and talking, Susan has embraced her dark side and realised that she can be the most joyous sad person you'll ever meet.

CHEER UP LOVE IS FUNNY, POIGNANT AND (HOPEFULLY) INFORMATIVE.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK AND TO REALISE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

*If you loved Cheer Up Love, try Sunny Side Up, Susan's Calmanifesto of Happiness*


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473632035
Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication date: 05/05/2016
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Born in Glasgow, Susan Calman escaped corporate law to become a stand-up comedian. She's a regular on radio and television panel shows like QI and The News Quiz and has presented the BAFTA-award winning Armchair Detectives, the recent travel series, Secret Scotland and the podcast Mrs Brightside. She recently appeared on Strictly Come Dancing where she made it all the way to Week Ten. Even more excitingly she won the Glitterball on the Strictly Live tour. An advocate for LGBTQ+ and mental health issues, she lives with her wife and cats in Glasgow.

susancalman.com
@susancalman
Insta: officialsusancalman

Table of Contents

A Scene from the Present Day: Morning has broken 1

Introduction: Why I wrote this 5

Disclaimer: I have no insurance anymore 11

Chapter 1 The Early Years: Growing up Susan 19

Chapter 2 The Crab of Hate: Understanding depression 29

Chapter 3 Cheer Up Love: What and what not to say 41

Chapter 4 You Are Not Alone: Depressive-s without borders 53

Chapter 5 I'm Not Mad Because I'm Gay: Coming out and marriage 65

Chapter 6 To University and Beyond: Starring Amy Schumer 91

Chapter 7 Funny Crazy Lady: Mind your language 103

Chapter 8 So, What's It Like, Then? The day-to-day 115

Chapter 9 Tell Me How You're Feeling: Talking, talking talking, happy talk 129

Chapter 10 I Can't Go to A Shrink, I'm Small Enough Already! Shrink shopping 139

Chapter 11 The Tears of a Clown: Saved by stand-up 151

Chapter 12 Modern Life Is Awful: Twitter fun 165

Chapter 13 The Way We Look Tonight: Dressing for success 177

Chapter 14 Maybe It Is Your Fault: Whodunit 197

Chapter 15 Relationships: Dating 207

Chapter 16 Negativity Is My Superpower: A positive view 221

Chapter 17 So, What Are You Going to DO About It, Then? 233

Chapter 18 Some Nearly Final Thoughts 251

A Scene From the Present Day: And in the end 255

Acknowledgements 257

Useful Stuff 259

About the Author 261

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