The Seven Rules of Highly Destructive People

Avoid feeling at all costs. Let your happiness be someone else’s job. Never forgive yourself.

These are some of the rules that highly destructive people like Abi Feltham often find themselves following, seeing their lives spin out of control as a result. But now, Abi, together with NHS mental health and addiction specialist Dr Rosa Town, is digging deep into these unhelpful ways of thinking, setting out how they might show up for you and, crucially, how you can change them.

Along the way, Abi unflinchingly shares her extraordinary life story, from losing her father to suicide when she was just three, to taking cocaine before college, and embarking on a decade-long, backpacking bender where repeatedly following all seven of these ‘rules’ ended up almost killing her. She shares how she finally managed to tackle her demons, building the mental strength needed to cope even in the face of a life-shattering health diagnosis.

Funny, moving and utterly compelling, The Seven Rules of Highly Destructive People blends Abi’s experience with practical advice, exercises and takeaways from Dr Rosa, showing that no matter how tough it may seem, you can turn your life around.