Freaking out : real-life stories about anxiety / Polly Wells ; illustrated by Peter Mitchell.
Presents thirteen true accounts of teenagers with varying levels of anxiety disorders, exploring how they addressed their anxiety and dealt with such issues as peer pressure, perfectionism, grief, and self-mutilation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781554515448
- ISBN: 9781554515455
- Physical Description: 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Toronto ; Annick Press ; [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-130). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Heavy Losses / Celia 4 -- After my father died, I developed an intense fear of losing everything. -- Exiled / Alana 12 -- Ostracized, I was locked in thoughts of unworthiness, sure I'd never fit in. -- Enemy Next Door / Noah 22 -- My unexplained fear of dogs was messing with my laid-back style. -- Count Me Out / Briony 30 -- I had no idea why I was so afraid of numbers and concepts of space and time. -- Stuck / Gita 38 -- Once I knew I had an anxiety disorder, I could finally get help. -- Applause / Ben 48 -- My identity depended on being the center of attention. -- (Dis)Comfort Zone / Neema 56 -- Hiding my true self: that was how I coped with being different. -- Changing Course / Ollie 66 -- When I couldn't get out of bed for days on end, I knew something had to change. -- Nowhere to Hide / Caroline 74 -- You know the jitters you get before giving a speech? I always felt that way. -- Nothing but the Best / Leila 84 -- I had to learn that it was okay not to be good at everything. -- Obsessions / Steven 92 -- Drug addiction didn't get rid of my anxiety; it made it worse. -- Bathroom Chronicles / Stacey 102 -- My severe stomach pain was a clear sign that I had to find ways to chill out. -- War Story / Hamid 112 -- Being separated from my family when I was just sixteen triggered years of chronic anxiety.. |
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Subject: | Anxiety in adolescence > Juvenile literature. Anxiety > Juvenile literature. Stress in adolescence > Juvenile literature. Stress (Physiology) > Juvenile literature. |
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