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Scott Stossel is an American journalist and editor known for his work at The Atlantic. He has written extensively on psychology, culture, and politics.
Known for: My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
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My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
In this deeply personal and historically rich exploration, Scott Stossel examines the nature, history, and treatment of anxiety. Combining memoir with scientific and cultural analysis, he traces his lifelong struggle with anxiety disorders while investigating how society has understood and managed anxiety from ancient times to modern psychiatry. The book offers insight into both the suffering and the resilience of those who live with chronic anxiety.
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Defining Anxiety
Before I could understand my lifelong affliction, I had to define it. Anxiety is not simply fear; it is fear without a clear object, a physiological and psychological alarm that sometimes rings even when the house is not on fire. In my research, I encountered competing interpretations—from Sigmund F...
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Historical Perspectives
Tracing anxiety’s lineage was like reading the diary of humanity’s inner life. In the ancient world, fear was woven into notions of divine punishment. The Greeks saw it as a form of spiritual imbalance—the gods whispering warnings into a trembling heart. By the Enlightenment, philosophers began to r...
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About Scott Stossel
Scott Stossel is an American journalist and editor known for his work at The Atlantic. He has written extensively on psychology, culture, and politics. His candid discussion of his own experiences with anxiety has made him a prominent voice in mental health awareness.
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