Don't Do What I Did

There’s no better high than being in love — so naturally, there’s no bigger crash than a breakup. Hate to break it to you (pun intended), but every relationship in history ends one of two ways: you stay together, or you don’t. And if this book’s in your hands, you’re probably ugly-crying through option two. You might be feeling all the things: sad, pissed, betrayed, horny (yes, that one sneaks in), or like your ex’s face is suddenly hiding in every damn song, streetlight, and coffee order. Maybe you’re still trying to “understand what happened,” or maybe you’re parked outside their house eating a gas-station muffin while listening to The Tortured Poets Department. And if one more person tells you “time heals all wounds,” you’re going to punch them squarely in the F***ING face. So let me tell you the truth: time won’t fix this. You will. And Darragh should know. She texted poems at 2 a.m. She begged, ghosted, and once downed eight espresso martinis in one sitting. Eight. So this book is called Don’t Do What I Did because she did everything wrong first, learned from the wreckage, and is now here to teach you to self-regulate before you end up owning novelty footwear you didn’t plan for. Like her breakout workbook Don’t F*cking Panic, this book is built from the same structure: her personal disasters as the case studies, the actual tools as the curriculum. It’s not a passive read — it’s an active survival guide for the specific, stupid, occasionally humiliating, deeply human experience of getting your heart broken and eventually, eventually, being okay. With your dignity mostly intact. And maybe laughing while it happens. This isn’t another “move on, queen!” book. It’s what post-breakup recovery actually looks like when you’re being honest about it — which, for Darragh, means it’s also frequently hilarious. Written from a proudly queer and bisexual perspective — inclusive of LGBTQ+ relationships, non-monogamous situations, and any breakup that doesn’t fit the traditional heterosexual heartbreak template most self-help books assume. Cover : Softcover Author : Kelsey Darragh Language : English ISBN : 9781965820308