Hi, anxiety : life with a bad case of nerves / Kat Kinsman.
Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Dey Street, 2016.Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 221 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780062369697 (pbk.)
- 616.85/270092 B 23
- RC537 .K5345 2016
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A deeply personal, funny, and sometimes painful look at anxiety and its impact. Feeling anxious? Can't sleep because your brain won't stop recycling thoughts? Unable to make a decision because you're too afraid you'll make the wrong one? You're not alone. Food writer, editor, and commentator Kat Kinsman expands on the articles she wrote for CNN.com about depression, and its wicked cousin, anxiety. Taking us back to her adolescence, when she was diagnosed with depression at fourteen, Kat speaks with pathos and humor about the nervousness that made her the recipient of many a harsh taunt. With her mother also gripped by depression and health issues throughout her life, Kat came to live in a constant state of unease that she would fail, that she would never find love - that she would end up just like her mother. Kat still battles anxiety every day. That anxiety manifests in strange, and deeply personal ways. But as she found when she started to write about her struggles, Kat is not alone in feeling like the simple act of leaving the house, or getting a haircut can be crippling. And though periodic medication, counseling, a successful career and a happy marriage have brought her relief, the illness, because that is what anxiety is, remains. Exploring how millions are affected anxiety, this is a clarion call for everyone, but especially women, struggling with this condition. Though she is a strong advocate for seeking medical intervention, Kinsman implores those suffering to come out of the shadows, to talk about their battle openly and honestly.
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