Freaking out
Subtitle: real-life stories about anxiety
By: Polly Wells ; illustrated by Peter Mitchell
Contributors: Mitchell, Peter, 1978- illustrator
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781554515455; 9781554515448
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Stress; Anxiety; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Adolescent Psychology; Stress chez l'adolescent; Angoisse; Teenagers; Stress (Psychology); Case studies; Stress in adolescence; Psychological aspects; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Adolescence; Juvenile literature
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references: pages 126-130.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why am I freaking out?; title: Heavy losses: After my father died, I developed an intense fear of losing everything; title: Exiled: Ostracized, I was locked in thoughts of unworthiness, sure I'd never fit it; title: The enemy next door: My unexplained fear of dogs was messing with my laid-back style; title: Count me out: I had no idea why I was so afraid of numbers and concepts of space and time; title: Stuck: Once I knew I had an anxiety disorder, I could finally get help; title: Applause: My identity depended on being the center of attention; title: (Dis)Comfort zone: Hiding my true self: that was how I coped with being different; title: Changing course: When I couldn't get out of bed for days on end, I knew something had to change; title: Nowhere to hide: You know the jitters you get before giving a speech? I always felt that way; title: Nothing but the best: I had to learn that it was okay not to be good at everything; title: Obsessions: Drug addiction didn't get rid of my anxiety; it made it worse; title: The bathroom chronicles: My severe stomach pain was a clear sign that I had to find ways to chill out; title: War story: Being separated from my family when I was just sixteen triggered years of chronic anxiety.