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I'd never heard of a disappointment guy before. The disappointment guy. But I'm glad I have now.

Dave Tarnowski is the creator of the viral Instagram account @disappointingaffirmations and the author behind the bestselling humourous mental-health books that have grown out of it. His work flips “toxic positivity” into blunt, funny lines that many therapists and readers use as relief valves.

Life is littered with a litany of disappointments. Life: what a fucking nightmare it can be.

Most affirmations leave no room for error. For anything less than perfection. Platitudes like "You are perfect" and "Everything is going to be okay." Except, as Dave reminds us: No you aren't, and no it won't. Dismissal of flaws, of imperfections. With no actionable support - whatsoever.

Well this is different. Very different. This is no holds-barred. Radical self-acceptance. A facing up to life. 

This is a book for people who don't like affirmations. The anti-affirmation. It's not for everyone but it doesn't profess to be.

But it might make you laugh. It might make you smile. It might make you feel seen. Understood. 

Divided into topical chapters, you can flip right to the section you need most. Mental health issues, love and relationships, other people, work, success, self improvement. grief and regret: Tarnowski covers it all.

But these observations and affirmations are more than just satire. They're satire with a job to do. An antidote to toxic positivity. They're a chronicling of Tarnowski's pain. "He lives in New York with his trauma" and shares this with us. To help us nudge towards self-acceptance. To understand and feel understood.  Disappointing Affirmations will help you say the silent parts out loud.

Enable the quiet parts to be heard. The hidden feelings come to the surface. Funny? Yeah. Sharp. Definitely. Blunt. Eek, yes. But valuable, hilariously valuable.

Deborah Maclaren

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