All My Friends Are Invisible
the inspirational childhood memoir
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Jonathan Joly
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Jonathan Joly
About this listen
A mesmeric, harrowing and uplifting childhood memoir that will open up much-needed conversations about identity and mental health.
It was an ordinary day in 2016. In Gatwick Airport, Jonathan and his wife, Anna, were having breakfast with their two little children while waiting for their flight to be called. And then it happened, a familiar sensation that Jonathan hadn't had for decades: an out-of-body experience that transported him to another place, the safe place he used to escape to in his mind when he was a boy.
Because growing up in conservative 1980s Dublin, where there was little tolerance for children who were 'different', Jonathan Joly was, indeed, a different sort of child: creative, expressive and - on the inside - a girl. The limitations of the people around him to understand his differences led to years of tyrannical bullying and abuse, forcing him to withdraw within himself to the point of clinical absence. His only chance for survival was the inner world he created for himself, rich with loving and supportive friends and playmates, that only he could see. Jonathan's invisible friends were his lifeline, and on that day at the airport, they came flooding back and have remained with him to this day.
This extraordinary childhood memoir is not only an important, thought-provoking and exhilarating listen, it gives hope and community for all those who have ever felt 'other' and proves how vital it is to provide children with the safe space to be themselves.
In All My Friends Are Invisible, Jonathan Joly, known widely as one of social media's most successful content creators, shares the secret he's kept hidden these many years. He shows the beautiful world he retreated to time and time again when life was unbearable for his 'skin machine'. Most importantly, he introduces us to his invisible friends, and in so doing you may be transported back to the friends you had as a child that no one else could see, and who may have saved you, too.
When you find yourself living in a world that doesn't understand you, and you lack any connection to anyone or any place, you are faced with few options. You can choose to leave this world and hope whatever lies beyond ends up being better, or you can create your own. It will require grit, hardship, pain and suffering, but the rewards will be great, and the journey will be greater, and the adventures will be endless. So, at a very young age and faced with these options, I chose the latter.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-06-2022
Dissociative Identity Dissorder?
This book was relatable for me in so many ways. Creating other worlds inside, other personalities taking over, memory loss when they were out. It worked as a child, it saved my life. It was dysfunctional as an adult. It was very hard to listen to at times. Love the Irish accent :) the writing and reading was grand so it was.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-04-2022
Thought provoking
Thank you Johnathon for allowing us to enter domdie and hear your stories of how you got through some hard times. Think this is a book more people need to read, or listen to, to have a greater understanding of things much bigger then themselves. ❤️
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- Ann
- 13-07-2022
best book ever for me
I so identified with this and cried. fantastic job Jonathan! I can't think of another book like it.
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- Blair
- 28-04-2023
thanks for sharing
great book. pulled on the heart strings..
thank you for the strength you showed in sharing your story.
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- Kate
- 09-02-2022
Brilliant & Important
I really enjoyed listening to the audio version of this book. I was with Jonathan & friends the entire time, experiencing what they were experiencing, feeling how they felt. This was made easy by how well written it was - it took me back to how you react to things as a little kid, how you so innocently see the world.
Jonathan’s inner world was described so beautifully - and the narration was so well done. I’d love a part two! Such an important story. Thank you.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-02-2022
Wow
I have never finished an audiobook due to my horrible attention span. I finished this in one day! That is huge for me. Yes I had to rewind and replay loads but I finished it. And in a single day. Wow! I’m not sure how to articulate what kept me engaged and for a person who can’t read due to an inability to focus, this held my interest. Well done.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-02-2022
fantastic book
im absolutely amazed at how connected I was to you in this book on so many levels... it wasn't what I expected and I was so impressed... well done
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- Susan
- 05-06-2022
Fascinating Memoir
This was a really interesting outline of a life unlike my own. It was clearly and simply told, just keeping it real. I was touched by this man’s journey and it has broadened my understanding of what other May experience. Thank you
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- Anonymous User
- 16-11-2022
Great listen
Loved listening to this book. Very easy to understand. I will definitely follow on intagram.
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