Oof, this one hit me hard. It's a graphic memoir of the author's journey on learning to live with and healing from depression and anxiety.

It's beautifully illustrated and written, every word hitting hard. I had to put it away for a while because the fragments about depression were pretty triggering but overall I'm really glad I've read it and I can definitely recommend it (but please be mindful of your mental health!).

Debbie puts her heart and soul into her graphic novels. This one even more so. She shares, and bares, parts of herself to talk about something that needs to be talked about more. Mental health. The words and the beautifully drawn art, help to show what living with depression and anxiety look like. It shows how to ask for help and that it's OK to tell someone that you are not OK. I have read Debbie's other graphic novels and loved them all. They each share that the world is not the same for everyone. I had already preordered this book and jumped at the chance to get to read it early, but I can't wait to get the physical copy in my hands and read it again.

Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for a honest review.

So good, so true, so relatable. If you ever struggle with feelings of overwhelm, worthlessness, depression, or just general ennui, this book will make you feel like you're not alone.

The illustrations are simple but resonate deeply, and perfectly capture the emotional experience of struggling with depression. Many times I paused on an illustration to appreciate just how accurately it expressed how I feel sometimes.

Parts of this book are a story, and other parts seem to be stand-alone moments or reflections. It all centers around the author's spiral into depression, and the two-steps-forward-one-step-back nature of trying to crawl back out of that hole. She doesn't pull any punches, and some of her statements are so raw and true that almost hurts to read them - but it also feels so good to hear someone else put into words what you have felt before.

You don't need to suffer from actual depression to enjoy this book. I think anyone who's gone through dark times of self-doubt would appreciate it (and haven't we all been there at one time or another?). But for people who actually have diagnosed depression...I can't recommend this book highly enough.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishing house for providing a digital review copy.

This book does an amazing job of describing anxiety and depression. "I feel guilt all the time and was convinced every bad thought about myself was true" It covers worsening symptoms, treatment, and what progress looks like. It's not a linear path. There are good days and bad.

It really validates emotions and lets the reader know that they are not alone. Depression and anxiety can be isolating monsters and it's really important to know that there are others that really can relate to what you are going through.

I loved the use of colors to tell the story that is mainly seen in black and white. The illustrations are somewhat simple but beautiful.

I think anyone that has anxiety and/or depression and anyone that cares about someone that has anxiety and/or depression should read this book. I can not wait to read the authors other books.

Simply wow.

I had to take multiple breaks when reading this because it hit hard.
This is a perfect representation of depression and anxiety, with short scenes / one page comics portraying the thoughts and emotions that go with those disorders.
I have never seen something depict so truthfully and honestly this mental struggle.
Everyone needs to read this book, whether they've gone through depression/anxiety or not.

High recommendation.
I will be purchasing this book so I can read it again, and lend it to others around me.

And if the author happens to see this: thank you. Thank you for making this, thank you for sharing it, thank you for accepting help and thank you for staying. Everything isn't OK, but it will be. Thank you.

This comic book explores depression and anxiety in a very relatable way. Even though different people are hit with those mental illnesses in different ways, I think Tung’s story is so honest and raw that it is bound to resonate with a lot of people. She made an amazing job of detailing the feelings, how she manages to deal with them day to day, and how to find coping mechanisms to be hopeful again.

The art is beautiful and really captures is rawness of these feelings. In addition to being very moving, I felt that this graphic novel was useful and informative, for people suffering from depression or anxiety, and for the people whose loved ones do. Thank you for this beautiful book.

Thanks, Andrews McMeel and Netgalley for this arc of "Everything is OK" by Debbie Tung.

Debbie has portrayed what it feels like to be a person who is going through a tough time so accurately that sometimes I felt in awe, it just captured how I felt in my certain hard times so well that I could almost hug this book if I could hold it, the struggle is shown in not just colour palette of emotions but the way the character is written as well.

This is Debbie's own life story that she has portrayed honestly but I feel so many of us can also easily relate to this and how it'd make life a lot easier if we didn't push people to be a certain kind and let them be the way the feel comfortable. They are many moments where I felt like this is a story telling but others felt like there is so much truth in this that I can just look at this page and try to interpret it for long and embrace it.

Lovers of her previous book would love it in my opinion, as I'm a fan of "book love", however fans of comics, emotions representation, needing a hug for how you feel in depression and knowing its ok would also find it wholesome.

Thank you Debbie for sharing your journey with us.

Like all of Debbie Tung's works, Everything Is Ok is a relatable, heartfelt graphic novel that deals with the ups and downs of mental illness.

I always love reading Debbie's perspective on things through her artwork and comics. The art lends itself well for this topic with the simple panels and darker color palette. My favorite pages were the ones that slowly added a bit of color to the panels, paralleling the hopeful and encouraging messages of the text.

I appreciate Debbie stepping out and creating a book that talks about her personal mental health journey. This is not an easy subject to open up about, and I'm grateful she has added to the conversation.

If you like her other books, read this one too.

I was so excited to see that Debbie Tung had a new graphic novel out. I adore her illustrations and the way she brings awareness to a difficult subject.

Everything is ok is about the struggles with anxiety and depression. It was so relatable seeing some of the struggles on paper and it just shows that anyone can be hiding mental health struggles behind a “happy face”

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Debbie is definitely relatable in terms of feeling down in the dumps when you’re trying to get by in life like this graphic novel tells all about Depression that everyone should check out!

Great read that takes you through the mental health journey, though it could have been shorter. It seemed filled with a lot of pages that expressed a lot of the same sentiment and statements that can easily come off as oversimplifying a complex subject matter. Overall though, I think it's well worth a read.

This novel portrays the turmoils of a human mind in simple black and white drawings.
There are times when you just stop understanding and believing your ownself.Everything you hold so dearly becomes a burden which just keeps crushing you day in day out.

Mental health is as big concern like any other health issue.Asking for help or seeing a therapist is still a tabbo specially my part of world.Though things are changing but we are still a far cry from what us required.

Depression is a very real thing and Debbie's words gave me an insight of my own dark era.

Debbie writes and draws about important things in life with such conviction that you can't help but relate to her .

Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All of the opinions are my own and this did not affect my review in any way.

I had previously read this authors work and I was in awe at how relatable her graphic novels were to me. So when I had the opportunity to read and review a copy of her newest work I jumped at the idea right away. And just when I thought it wasn’t possible I ended up loving this graphic novel so much more.

Everything Is OK is the story of Debbie Tung’s struggle with anxiety and her experience with depression. She shares what it’s like navigating life, overthinking every possible worst-case scenario, and constantly feeling like all hope is lost.

I was super compelled by this story. This graphic novel is honest, raw and extremely relatable. For someone who suffers from anxiety and depression this story is so heartwarming and heartbreaking and it just hits different to know that there is someone else out there who understands what you are going through.

My favorite part about this graphic novel was the art style. The drawings, the backgrounds, everything was absolutely perfect. The illustrations are powerful and they were the best way to portray the feelings and emotions that the author needed to portray. This story felt like a big warm hug and for me it was just what I needed at the moment.

Overall, Debbie Tung has become one of my favorite graphic novel authors. I love how cute, relatable and heartwarming her work is and I know ill read everything she comes out with.

I am a big fan of Debbie’s and I was honoured that she was open and honest about her struggle and shared it with us. She poured out her heart and the drawings that went with her words were beautiful. Such a great title too. So many times we tell people we are okay when we aren’t. Thank you Debbie for your vulnerability and your gift that will help many people.

Thank you to netgalley for providing an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this graphic novel! It was easy to read and straightforward to understand these complex feelings and emotions related to anxiety and depression. I found it very relatable and felt very seen with Debbie's story and writing.

The artwork was stunning and I loved when colour was added into it in some parts, really added to it.

I'm definitely going to read Debbie's other books and look into her comics and artwork!

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

Poignant and an incredibly beautiful insight into anxiety and depression. As someone with both she did such an amazing job describing the symptoms with the reader. This book would be perfect for someone with a new diagnosis and that is looking for comfort.

amazing. beautiful. insightful. hopeful.
this graphic memoir came in at the right time in my life. we follow Debbie (the author) as she struggles with mental health. this takes us places of hurt, sorrow, sadness but also happiness. this will be one of those graphic novels i reread on weekly basis when i need some strength in my life. just wow

In "Everything Is OK", Debbie Tung writes and draws about her struggle with anxiety and depression in her daily life.

I wish I could get art prints of certain pages in this graphic novel because they did things to me and my heart. Quite a few of the scenes and situations in this are well known to me. I can relate to this, so so very much, and it warms my heart to know and see that whatever you go through, you are, in the end, not alone. There are people out there going through the same sh**, struggle with the same things.

The drawings capture the tone of the story so well, I had to hold back tears every now and then. It gets to you, if you let it. And despite the dark themes, there is hope and light. Tung gets this across so very well.

This graphic novel is a gem, wonderfully done, heartwarming and -wrenching at the same time. One of my fav things of this year so far.

This one is just as relatable as <I>quiet girl in a noisy world.</i>

I loved that she started to use colors to show different mental states, thoughts etc.

Preordered myself the physical book 😎

I should probably go to therapy but I’m reading this book instead.

Jokes aside, this was a comforting read that acknowledged the dark and lonely thought spirals that anxiety and depression can take you through. If you find solace in depression memes on social media, you’ll appreciate this book. My favourite comic was the cosy illustration on p12 — “Time to unwind… and rethink every life decision I’ve ever made.” Give that to me as a little postcard or art print!

We also got some of Debbie Tung’s personal experience with depression and anxiety, and her journey with therapy. She shares words of encouragement and different perspectives to get out of your own head, which could sometimes verge on cheesy and was nothing I hadn’t already heard before, but with these kinds of things, I find that it’s all about hearing the right thing at the right time in your life, so these conversations on mental health continue to be important. Essentially, get therapy, forgive yourself, and allow yourself to fully experience all your emotions for all that they are, even the dark ones. You may never be fully healed, but that’s ok, you’re ok, everything is ok.

The illustrations were adorable and emotive, and that kind of levity is so needed for a topic that can so easily drag you down. I immediately went to check out some of Debbie Tung’s other work and loved Book Love.