Stossel reports on famous individuals who struggled with anxiety, as well as the
afflicted generations of his own family. His portrait of anxiety reveals not on
ly the emotion's myriad manifestations and the anguish it produces, but also the
countless psychotherapies, medications and other (often outlandish) treatments
that have been developed to counteract it. Stossel vividly depicts anxiety's hum
an toll - its crippling impact, its devastating power to paralyse - while at the
same time exploring how those who suffer from it find ways to manage and contro
l it.
My Age of Anxiety is learned and empathetic, humorous and inspirational
, offering the reader great insight into the biological, cultural and environmen
tal factors that contribute to the affliction.
