Review Of Felicia Day's You Are Never Weird On The Internet

Mental illness is something many college students across the nation are dealing with. In a survey researchers found, “81% of the respondents experienced what they identified as ‘depression’ while in college” (Furr, McConnell, Westefeld, and Jenkins 97). There are many triggers to anxiety, addiction, and depression, such as family, expectations, and loneliness. In You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), Felicia Day introduces a vivid description of a very vulnerable time in her life, depicting her struggles with anxiety, addiction, and depression that stemmed from when she was very young. She uses humor to describe these serious topics in order to become relatable to the reader, so her experiences reflect what many college students are

There were many events that led up to Day’s depression arose from when she was a child. She had always felt lonely being homeschooled, and that loneliness followed her to college as she was very young compared to other students. It is found “The most frequently cited cause of depression among the students who reported that they had experienced depression since coming to college was loneliness (51%)” ( Furr, McConnell, Westefeld, and Jenkins 98). In college it was very difficult for Day to make friends. Aside from being much younger than everybody else, she had too much going on, balancing two majors. She realized the pressure she put on herself was worthless since she had no plans after college: “if [she had] been easier on [herself] and gotten 10 percent worse grades [she] could have had 50 percent more friendships and fun” (72). For example, Day took on too much when she started her web series “Geek & Sundry” while also being very involved with “The Guild”; “privately [she] collapsed completely. [She] was trying to juggle too much… the overwork contributed the real thing that made [her] world fall apart” (216, 217). Day did not know when to stop and just like in college she could not accept the fact that not being perfect was ok; she was once again “chasing perfection for perfections’ sake” (73). At this moment, she

In her twitter feed, Day makes sure that although she has so much going she is able to take time for herself. She is able to disconnect from the internet like she would not be able before by taking a break from social media, for example she tweeted, “ Off the grid for a week byeeeeeeeeeeeeee” (Day). She is able to focus on her; however, there are some instances when her anxiety and loneliness sneaks up on her; recently her two pets passed away, “ [She] said goodbye to [her] kitty George today. Between this and [her] doggie passing, it's been a rough year. And [her] house feels quite empty now” (Twitter). Instead of letting this terrible thing consume her like it would in the past she remained positive, and worried about her self care. She remains positive in times of high stress, especially in a time where she is promoting her highly successful