Are you inclined to escape the crumminess of everyday life into fantasy worlds? Are you smart and imaginative in a way that isn't really suited to your surroundings? Are you definitely misunderstood, likely angry, and almost certainly depressed? Set Sytes, hailing from the UK, would prefer you stay alive and sort things out rather than the alternative, thanks. He figures there are better opportunities for you out there and lays it all out in a way that's compelling, funny, sharp, and useful. This zine turned book (please don't call it a self-help guide, asks the author) is ultimately about how to be a person in the world. It can be done non-miserably, we promise.

Foreword / by Dr. Faith G. Harper -- A starry-eyed preamble -- Pointless caveat -- Who the hell are you? -- A not-so-delicate warning -- The cause -- Cynical self-help -- How dare you, suicide isn't funny -- So ... it's all a bit shit really, isn't it? -- Dogs, swamps and blankets -- You wouldn't like me when I'm angry -- Oh no you didn't -- The death of potential -- Some practical tips and ideas to combat depression and the like that you probably already know but here they are anyway -- Dream the best, be the best -- Immortality -- You can be more -- Change -- A self-serving afterword -- A list of things to google.