It Really Was Just All in My Head...

By Ashleigh Izdebski

For years, it was called anxiety.

The sudden fear. The numbness. The disconnection. The escalating seizures that made the world feel unsafe and unfamiliar. It was explained as stress. Hormones. Burnout. Something to manage. Something to regulate.

She believed it.

Until a CT scan revealed a large brain tumour. Beneath it, melanoma cancer.

It Really Was Just All in My Head... is a deeply personal account of what happens when symptoms are minimized, when intuition is second-guessed, and when language meant to soothe begins to obscure the truth.

This is not only a story about diagnosis and surgery. It is a story about reclaiming trust in your body, surviving what no one saw coming, and rebuilding steadiness after your mind has been called fragile for too long.

Written with clarity and quiet strength, Ashleigh Izdebski shares the unraveling - and the return.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GPLCSQPN
• ISBN13: 9798249203887
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"