MonkeyMind:AMemoirofAnxiety
- 作者
- 出版社 Simon&Schuster
- 出版时间 2012年7月
- ISBN 9781439177303
- 定价 425.50
内容简介
Anupliftingandinsightfulmemoiroflivingwithanxiety—themostcommonpsychiatriccomplaintintheUnitedStates—andoneman’sunswervingquesttoovercomeit.?Thefirstofitskind:Morethan40millionAmericanadultssufferfromanxiety,yettherehasneverbeenamemoiraboutit.DanielSmithcandidlyrecountshisownhilariousandheart-wrenchingstory:hisfirstsevereepisodeofanxietyattheageofsixteen;hisfirstjob,asafact-checkeratTheAtlanticMonthly,whichnearlydrovehimtodistraction;andhisromanticstrugglestokeeptheloveofhislife.Throughdrugs,throughpsychoanalysis,throughself-imposedisolationandcognitivetherapyandZenmeditation,hefinallylearnstomakepeacewiththeworkingsofhisrestlessmindandbecomesthehusbandandfatherthathewantstobe.?Hopeatlast:ThoughSmithisunflinchinginhisdescriptionofanxiety’stoll—insomnia,headaches,nausea,constantemotionalturmoil—thisisfarfromasobstory.Afterall,hesays,anxietyisfirstandforemostadiseaseofabsurdity,thehumanmind’swildimaginingsofimplausiblewaysthingsmightgowrong.ThroughknowinghumorandpersonalanecdotesdeliveredwithabitinginsightthatcallstomindDavidSedarisandAugustenBurroughs,MonkeyMindempowersreadersto“declawtheexperience”sotheycanlearntolivewith—andlaughat—theiranxiety.?Outintheopen:WhatDarknessVisibledidfordepressionandTheYearofMagicalThinkingdidforgrief,MonkeyMindwilldoforanxiety,givingreadersawaytotalkabout,confront,andultimatelyquelltheirdemons.
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