In a time when we have lost so many amazing people to suicide and drug overdose (often done for the same reason) it is so powerful that Matty (as he prefers to be called) speaks up and shares his struggles. So many people think that if they just become rich or famous their troubles disappear. How anyone can continue thinking that after Robin Williams, Marilyn Monroe, Freddie Prinze, etc I will always wonder yet it continues. First of all I highly recommend everyone look up The Station by Robert Hastings. It's a poem that will really open your eyes about what is important in life, if you let it.But I digress. Matty's journey into despair and addiction is rolled out for you. He is brutally honest but with enough of that Matthew Perry charm thrown in to keep it from getting too dark/depressing. He is frank, and shares it all. I am sure that this was cathartic to him but so much more for anyone who has faced addiction, wants to understand it or just wants to glimpse what being "rich and famous" can really be like. It isn't always an easy read for several reasons. You can tell that he wrote most of it himself and shunned too much rewriting so there are some parts that jump around and even seem random but THIS is how his brain works so it makes sense and, to me, helped me to get closer to his frame of mind. Matty starts from the very beginning, his life as an infant abandoned by his father, and wonders aloud if that impacted his life later on. He jumps from recent past to distant past trying to find the links to his current thought processes.This book won't win any literary awards but it is a raw and honest book about the real man behind a character so many of us loved. Hopefully it will help addicts and family/friends of addicts, open peoples' eyes to the reality of being "rich and famous", grow understanding for Matthew Perry and his difficulties and maybe, just maybe, help someone else who is feeling alone and considering suicide despite being surrounded by so many.We don't need to lose anymore people to addiction and suicide. We need more Matthew Perry's in this world who are willing to bare their soul and fight every single day.Matty, if you ever read this. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your fight. I pray for you to stay strong and hope that you continue to find joy in every day.To anyone thinking of buying this book, do it. I am NOT a non-fiction fan. I am not an addict. I am actually not always a very understanding person. But this book is eye and heart opening. It reminds us that actors are more than their characters and that they too fight demons.Thanks again, Matty.