Anxiety for Beginners: How It Feels to Live With Anxiety and How To Make The Best Of It - Softcover

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For the 11.6% of Canadians who report having anxiety or a mood disorder, and for the people who love them, a compassionate and clear-eyed guide for living in ways that are both manageable and enjoyable.

Anxiety for Beginners offers a vivid insight into the often crippling impact of anxiety disorders, conditions that are frequently invisible, misunderstood and shrouded in shame. Combining her first-hand experiences (rendered in emotive detail) with extensive research by experts, Eleanor Morgan not only explores the roots of her own anxiety, but also investigates what might be contributing to so many of us suffering around the world.

At its heart, Anxiety for Beginners is a book about acceptance: Morgan reveals how we can live in ways that are not just manageable but enjoyable, learning to accept anxiety as part of who we are. This honest, wise and revealing book demystifies a condition too often hidden and will help you come to terms with a crucial new understanding. Supplemented with Canadian mental health resources, Anxiety for Beginners will help you seek out the help you or your loved ones might need.

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Eleanor Morgan published a first-person account of her struggles with anxiety as part of the online series the VICE Guide to Mental Health, the response was staggering. Within four days, the article was read by five million people in fifteen countries, prompted tens of thousands of reader responses and was endorsed by numerous high-profile celebrities, including Caitlin Moran. 

In Anxiety for Beginners, Morgan digs even deeper, combining her own experiences—rendered in achingly honest, often hilarious detail—with extensive research and input from experts: neuroscientists, psychiatrists, psychologists and fellow sufferers, including some familiar faces. With her brilliant wit and warmth, Morgan not only examines the roots of her own anxiety, but also investigates what might be contributing to the suffering of so many of us around the world. At its heart, Anxiety for Beginners is a book about acceptance, as Morgan explores how learning to accept anxiety as part of who we are, rather than wasting years being ashamed of it, can help us live lives that are not just manageable but enjoyable.