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The true story of a little-known mental health pioneer who
revolutionised how we see the defining problem of our era: anxiety.
Panic, depression, sorrow, guilt, disgrace, obsessions, sleeplessness,
low confidence, loneliness, agoraphobia … The international bestseller
Self-Help For Your Nerves, first published in 1962 and still in print,
has helped tens of millions of readers to overcome all of these, and
continues to do so. But when it was first released, its diminutive
author, Dr Claire Weekes, wasn't taken seriously. Seen as
underqualified and overly populist by the medical establishment, she
was dismissed even as thousands of letters from readers poured in,
thanking her for helping to improve -- and in some cases to save --
their lives.
Notable for her insight into the anxiety state and the effectiveness of
her techniques for addressing it, Dr Weekes' work provided an
alternative to the brutal, invasive, and expensive treatments that were
popular at the time. For a handful of dollars, Weekes offered treatment
unavailable anywhere else. Few understood she was a serious scholar
whose understanding also came from first-hand experience: in order to
do her work, she had had to overcome a crippling anxiety disorder
herself.
At a crucial moment in history, Dr Weekes' work showed people around
the world that they were not alone in their suffering, and addressed an
epidemic hiding in plain sight -- one that remains an urgent problem in
our society today. This book is the first to tell her story.
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