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|title=My Age of Anxiety

|author=Scott Stossel

|publisher=William Heinemann

|date=January 2014

|summary=Stossel candidly describes his personal struggle with anxiety and his attempts to overcome it, including CBT, drugs and various forms of therapy.

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Scott Stossel is anxious. There are no two ways about it. He has been anxious for as long as he can remember, with dark recollections of his turbulent childhood, much of which seems to have been spent nervously gazing out of the window wondering whether his parents were coming home or if they had died in a terrible accident. Then of course, there was the sister who was very possibly an ''adult midget who had been trained to play the part of a five-year-old girl'' helping her colleagues (his parents) perform experiments on him before abandoning him. Clearly Stossel’s anxiety has been fuelled by a rather active imagination over the years.

''My Age of Anxiety'' covers every aspect of the subject of anxiety disorder but manages to entertain the reader whilst doing so. Stossel is a charming, erudite and likeable narrator who, despite his many problems has gone on to have a successful career and a happy marriage. His candid approach to the subject of mental health is refreshing and will strike a chord with many readers. Even those who do not suffer from this type of affliction will come away with a deeper understanding and empathy for those who find themselves crippled by anxiety disorder.

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