The Fear Talking: The True Story of a Young Man and Anxiety

"Chris Westoby’s THE FEAR TALKING is truly important, beautifully written, and urgently needed.This book will save lives-especially the lives of young people, one of our most vulnerable and underserved populations when it comes to mental and behavioral health.Please give it to some anxious person you love (maybe that anxious person is you)." - Clancy Martin, author of How not to Kill YourselfA self-help memoir that takes an unflinching look at a young man's undiagnosed anxiety disorder and OCD. Chris Westoby takes us inside his past self, a teenager from a small English town.He's trying to be a good friend, student, son and boyfriend, but he struggles to be in company without wanting to hide. And things only get worse: it's nearly impossible to take the bus to college without catching the next bus home.His obsessive germaphobia begins to destroy his life.How can one boy overcome all this? Chris gives an unflinching, raw account of his troubles and offers what he's learnt. Some Expert R