Book or article recommendations about real people overcoming anxiety
November 22, 2010 4:59 AM Subscribe
Looking for books or articles with inspiring stories of people overcoming anxiety or finding ways to use their anxiety to accomplish great things.
As someone with generalized anxiety disorder but lots of ambition, I would like to read about others who have accomplished great things in spite of having this problem. The more descriptive the text about how this was done, the better. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
As someone with generalized anxiety disorder but lots of ambition, I would like to read about others who have accomplished great things in spite of having this problem. The more descriptive the text about how this was done, the better. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Best answer: The Parnas: A Scene from the Holocaust.
posted by Wordwoman at 8:16 AM on November 22, 2010
posted by Wordwoman at 8:16 AM on November 22, 2010
Best answer: David Sedaris writes about his quirks, tics and general OCD-ness in many of his essays. Not instructive, per se, but inspiring because he's turned fairly ordinary anecdotes into thoughtful and hilarious standalone works of art.
posted by lhall at 11:04 AM on November 22, 2010
posted by lhall at 11:04 AM on November 22, 2010
Probably not exactly what you're looking for, but perhaps some Kierkegaard would be interesting to you.
posted by Lutoslawski at 11:32 AM on November 22, 2010
posted by Lutoslawski at 11:32 AM on November 22, 2010
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posted by some idealist at 6:23 AM on November 22, 2010