High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life

For various reasons, I read a lot of books about addiction - whether drugs (various types) or food (binge, purge or not eat at all) and mental illnesses, including cutting, Schizophrenia, bipolar and even multiple personality disorders. I don’t read clinical books. I read memoirs. For the most part almost every memoir begins with various forms of the addiction; the highs and the lows, the ins and the outs, and then in all honesty, they get boring when the person gets better. I always questioned whether it just served some type of purpose in me to read when they were going through all the crap, since I feel like I’ve never perfected my life. When they started to get better, that’s when I found it all boring. I’m glad for them, but it tends to be a predictable boring read. This particular book, grabbed me by the throat pretty much from the first two pages. The author writes much how you would expect anybody to talk and she always put in a funny sentence that one would most likely think at the time. I totally related to who she was, not so much the path she was on, but that she was so honest and that it was easy to see when she was sort of being irrational because of the drugs and the poor choices that she made. She rationalized the things she did, but she was so completely human and relatable. I really wanted to write a review by the first chapter, but forced myself to wait. I was bummed when it ended. As I read the short bio at the end of the book, I realized that she was someone that I saw on Tik Tok! Naturally I went back and watched every single video she made on there and that’s when I really realized she’s wicked funny and super real. I was already following her on that app, so she must’ve made me laugh at some point. Whether you’re an addict, or were an addict or not even one at all, you will find this book crazy-good. This is an incredibly worthy read. You know it’s a good book when you think really hard about who you could give this book to, without offending someone or even insinuating they have a problem, but more for it’s relatable true grit content. I’m completely honest when I say that I will never forget this book and there’s a really good chance I’ll read it again. To the author, I will tell her hands down it was the one of the best, well written book I’ve read!

In the six straight hours that this book held my unwavering attention, I became an addict; the urge and craving to read more from Tiffany Jenkins is almost unbearable.Tiffany Jenkins is by far the most powerful writer I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing, and I am an avid reader. This book is REAL. In the six hours from the time I opened this book until the time I read the last word, I laughed, I cried, I became angry, I felt disgust, I experienced hormonal fluctuations (yep, I am keeping it clean), I felt empathy and sympathy, I cheered for and against Tiffany, and by the end, I was left in absolute awe over the brilliance of this book. Tiffany is painfully honest about what she went through to become the awesome person she is today, and her story is skillfully told so that the book is a page-turner. Simply put, this is a beautifully written story of love, heartbreak, addiction, betrayal, friendship, and recovery, all while lending a view to the ugly the insides of our penal and legal systems, wrapped up in a beautifully written mystery/thriller/romance novel. I have never read a 369 page book in one sitting, but I did today.I will not go into detail about the book itself, because I cannot do Tiffany justice because I could never tell her story better than her. I do not care what type book you prefer to read, I assure you this one will not leave you disappointed. I read almost every genre of book, and have read hundreds. This one wins by a landslide!!Go ahead and click that "Buy Now" button, and while you are at it, buy a few more copies for friends and loved ones to save yourself the trouble of having to come back and do it later.I'm going to go try to find my kids now as that movie I put in six hours ago is probably over by now. ;-)

First of all, judging by certain reviews, I believe if you're not an addict/know an addict, or if you're not struggling with some sort of mental illness, or if you're just not a compassionate person, then this book probably isn't for you. (But you should read it anyway!)Juggling the Jenkins popped up on my FB newsfeed some time or another. I wish I remembered the specific video. Either way, I kept watching her videos and kept laughing. Then the video of her telling her story popped up, I believe she was wearing a red top in this specific video. I'm not an addict, but that video spoke to me. I've struggled with depression as long as I can remember. Apart from addiction I feel as if she's me, not in a weird psycho way, just a "wow, I'm not alone" way. And it's amazing. Several months ago I was watching one of her live videos, and my husband said "hey, do you ever say anything on there to her?" Referring to Tiffany and the comments. "Oh, no way!" He looked at me and said "well you should". For a second I felt lighter, like that would be pretty cool to have the opportunity to have a direct response, but anxiety set in and I didn't know how to explain it to him, but I'm just not comfortable commenting on public posts. Fear, anxiety, paranoia... all that jazz. Point being I love her videos, I relate to them. So I had to give this book a read!Since the price was marked at 9.99 I just downloaded the sample last night. For me $10 is a lot with Christmas around the corner. I flew through the sample, turned to my husband and said "heyyy, can I spend $10" he laughed, he knew, he didn't mind. That was around midnight. I finally put the book down because it was closing in on 3am this morning. I finished it just a while ago, so I read it in two sittings.This book, her story, had me laughing at her awkward responses, so many times I've been in that position. This book had me crying a handful of times too because I was there, some instances being in an empathetic way, but other instances hit really close to home for me.Addiction is all around us. Even if some of us don't see it, it's there. Addiction has been around me my whole life. It's affected my family, family friends, sometimes you can see it, but sometimes you can't.I related to so much of the content, but the most was the memory. For a split second I thought "how can she remember some of this so clearly?" Then I remembered. It's the mental illness. The depression. The guilt. It doesn't let you forget. It won't let you to forget. I think that's why I'm always so tired. Always wanting a nap to forget for a little while.Some reviews criticize her addiction story, only wanting her recovery story, but you have to get through the addiction to reach the recovery. Just like life, you have to get through the bad stuff to appreciate the good stuff.Admitting that I wholeheartedly enjoyed this book makes me feel a bit guilty because that's someone's past, someone reality, it's not here for anyone's amusement, but it didn't amuse me, it just made me feel less alone. It's here to help people and raise awareness, and I believe Tiffany succeeded.

Very insightful ,truthful look into life as an addict and how it affects people's lives . Losing family to addiction this was very helpful for me to read and helped me understand a lot . She truly is an amazing lady .Thank u Tiffany 💓

Relato muy duro pero realista de cómo una enfermedad como la drogadicción arrasa no solo con el enfermo sino también con aquellos que están cerca. De mis libros favoritos.

From the first sentence, this author made it very difficult to put this book down. The way Tiffany tells her story is so real and raw. It was as if I was going through the experiences with her.This story of addiction is not pretty, and it must have taken a lot of strength for her to be so open and honest about it with her readers. I was in tears by the end.I was curious about the 1 star reviews and they are all left by snobby jesus freaks who can’t handle adult words. Don’t pay any attention to them. This was an incredible read and I would recommend it to anyone .. weather they’ve struggled with addiction of not, it’s incredibly inspiring.

Amazing book. I love it! Been watching her youtube channel for a while. Worth the read.

Intriguing story, great writer..I found Tiffany from her blog and was curious to know more. She’s inspirational for anyone, I think, to live life fuller and never give up. I’m not an addict but reading her story has helped me to understand that world just a little bit.