A brief history of anxiety--yours and mine

Pearson, Patricia 1964- (Author).

Summary: "Those of us who silently cope with anxiety disorders at last have a witty, articulate champion in Patricia Pearson, an award-winning journalist who has suffered from incapacitating bouts of dread since childhood." "In this blend of fascinating reportage and poignant memoir, Pearson questions what it is about twenty-first-century American culture that is making people anxious, and offers some surprising answers - as well as some inspiring solutions based on her own fierce battle to drive the beast away." --BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 9780679314981
ISBN: 1596912987
Physical Description: print
Hard Cover
198 p.
Edition: 1st u.s. ed.
Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Let's Roll -- 2. Childhood Waves of Trust and Fear -- 3. Class Notes on a Nervous Breakdown -- 4. A Life of Crime -- 5. Fear's Geography -- 6. When Murderers Scream at Spiders -- 7. Fear of Failure, Fear of Success: Anxiety in the Workplace -- 8. 2001: A Drugs Odyssey -- 9. Enough Screaming Like a Girl.
Target Audience Note:	All Ages.