Anxiety is one of the most common mental afflictions: one out of six people has experienced or will experience it. Dread, insomnia, palpitations, hypochondria, agoraphobia, fear of not being loved, racing thoughts, and more—anxiety has many faces.
The World Health Organization has noted a 25% increase in anxiety's prevalence during the pandemic. A major problem is that many people believe anxiety has always been a part of them and no treatment exists: they try to soothe their inner suffering with psychotropic medications, alcohol, drugs, or binge eating.
This book takes readers through anxiety's many faces, asking how we can live with (and manage) this universal feeling.