My biggest takeaway from the book was that it's hard to live with mental illness, but it's also hard to live with loved ones who struggle with mental illness. There are many difficulties in this world and it's not helpful to compare them. Each one is valid, and all we can do is try our best to lessen the burden on ourselves and others.

My second biggest takeaway was that a sick life is still a life worth living, and comes with relationships worth having. OCD was a strain on Aza and Daisy, but they still got so much out of the relationship. When you're struggling with mental health, that fact isn't self-evident, so I found it to be a pretty powerful realization for me.