{"id":855,"date":"2021-08-06T10:06:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T09:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=855"},"modified":"2021-08-06T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T09:06:46","slug":"my-latest-release-behind-closed-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=855","title":{"rendered":"My latest release – Behind Closed Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello!<\/p>\n

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I hope you’re all doing well.<\/p>\n

I wanted to tell you about my new book, Behind Closed Doors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s a series of 10 short stories exploring mental health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Coffee Shop –\u00a0Anxiety\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Asking for Help –\u00a0Depression<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. I’m Scared –\u00a0Emetophobia\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Going Home –\u00a0Stranded Abroad\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. I’m Not Like The Others –\u00a0Finding\u00a0Confidence\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n
  6. Depression in Lockdown –\u00a0Self Harm<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. Driving Me Insane –\u00a0Anxiety in the car<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. Happy Pills –\u00a0Antidepressants\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  9. Reaching out for Help –\u00a0PTSD and Therapy\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. She Was Happy –\u00a0Feeling happy for the first time\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    You can read the first story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    My Story\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

    This series of short stories is designed to be a peek into the daily lives of those suffering with their mental health problems. From the outside, people can often look like nothing is wrong and yet they may be suffering. I wanted to draw attention to this. Someone walking down the street with a smile on their face may be suffering behind closed doors. Using some of my own experiences, emotions and research, I have compiled ten short stories predominantly focusing on anxiety and depression. However, there is also mention of Emetophobia, self-harm, and post-traumatic stress disorder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    As someone who has suffered with anxiety for most of their life, I want others to understand it. I also want to encourage those suffering to speak out. We don\u2019t have to suffer in silence. My anxiety stems from Emetophobia (a fear of vomiting). I spent years being embarrassed about my phobia as I know there are many people out there that will roll their eyes when reading that. However, I\u2019ve reached a point in my life where I no longer care what they think. I have Emetophobia and I\u2019m going to shout it from the rooftops. It makes every day life incredibly difficult and I\u2019m forever wrapped up in my anxiety. The anxiety has also brought on phases of depression throughout my teenage and adult life. I also have experience with self-harm and post-traumatic stress disorder. Having combined these, I\u2019ve written these ten short stories to show people how life-altering mental health can be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    When I was at my lowest, writing was my saviour. I started to blog and from there I found my purpose again. Since then, I\u2019ve not looked back and have used writing as part of my recovery from anxiety and depression. I still have a long way to go but I finally feel as though I am making progress (thanks to my own hard work, therapy and antidepressants).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    I\u2019ve always been frustrated that from the outside those suffering with their mental health often look fine. I wanted to go behind the facade and show the brutal truth behind it. Please take the time to consider what someone else might be going through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Best wishes,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Elizabeth\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    xxx<\/p>\n

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    You can pre-order Behind Closed Doors here<\/a> or wait for its release on Friday 13th August when it will also be available as a paperback.<\/p>\n

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    Hello! I hope you’re all doing well. I wanted to tell you about my new book, Behind Closed Doors. It’s a series of 10 short stories exploring mental health. The Coffee Shop –\u00a0Anxiety\u00a0 Asking for Help –\u00a0Depression I’m Scared –\u00a0Emetophobia\u00a0 Going Home –\u00a0Stranded Abroad\u00a0 I’m Not Like The Others –\u00a0Finding\u00a0Confidence\u00a0 Depression in Lockdown –\u00a0Self Harm Driving Me Insane –\u00a0Anxiety in the car Happy Pills –\u00a0Antidepressants\u00a0 Reaching out for Help –\u00a0PTSD and Therapy\u00a0 She Was Happy –\u00a0Feeling happy for the first time\u00a0   You can read the first story here. My Story\u00a0 This series of short stories is designed to be a peek into the daily lives of those suffering with their mental health problems. From the outside, people can often look like nothing is wrong and yet they may be suffering. I wanted to draw attention to this. Someone walking down the street with a smile on their face may be suffering behind closed doors. Using some of my own experiences, emotions and research, I have compiled ten short stories predominantly focusing on anxiety and depression. However, there is also mention of Emetophobia, self-harm, and post-traumatic stress disorder.\u00a0 As someone who has suffered with anxiety for most of their life, I want others to understand it. I also want to encourage those suffering to speak out. We don\u2019t have to suffer in silence. My anxiety stems from Emetophobia (a fear of vomiting). I spent years being embarrassed about my phobia as I know there are many people out there that will roll their eyes when reading that. However, I\u2019ve reached a point in my life where I no longer care what they think. I have Emetophobia and I\u2019m going to shout it from the rooftops. It makes every day life incredibly difficult and I\u2019m forever wrapped up in my anxiety. The anxiety has also brought on phases of depression throughout my teenage and adult life. I also have experience with self-harm and post-traumatic stress disorder. Having combined these, I\u2019ve written these ten short stories to show people how life-altering mental health can be.\u00a0 When I was at my lowest, writing was my saviour. I started to blog and from there I found my purpose again. Since then, I\u2019ve not looked back and have used writing as part of my recovery from anxiety and depression. I still have a long way to go but I finally feel as though I am making progress (thanks to my own hard work, therapy and antidepressants).\u00a0 I\u2019ve always been frustrated that from the outside those suffering with their mental health often look fine. I wanted to go behind the facade and show the brutal truth behind it. Please take the time to consider what someone else might be going through.\u00a0 Best wishes,\u00a0 Elizabeth\u00a0 xxx You can pre-order Behind Closed Doors here or wait for its release on Friday 13th August when it will also be available as a paperback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"My latest release - Behind Closed Doors","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[61,54,9,53,55,56,13,36,59,57,58,60,35],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-my-books","tag-antidepressants","tag-anxiety","tag-book","tag-book-release","tag-depression","tag-emetophobia","tag-indie-author","tag-mental-health","tag-ptsd","tag-self-harm","tag-suicide","tag-therapy","tag-writer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Behind-closed-doors.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions\/858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}