Unflinchingly honest and written in an accessible style…This is a courageous, entertaining and well-researched book about a condition that is thought to currently affect 15 percent if people in the UK.

[A] vivid, smart exploration of the history of anxiety. Stossel tackles genetics, nature and nurture, drug development, and changing medical and philosophical attitudes with the lightest of touches.

[A] courageous and hilarious journey to the edge of insanity…Stossel’s patient, conscientious uncertainty contains more wit and sensitivity than a hundred manifestos…an immense achievement.

Fascinating and hugely entertaining. An intense, incredibly brave narrative tinged with moments of outright hilarity, it’s impossible to put down.

Careful and clearly written, his book contains more truth, wit and sensitivity than 100 manifestos.

For anyone who wants to know all about anxiety from a dazzlingly honest sufferer’s perspective, it’s hard to imagine a better book than this.

He brings to this story depth, intelligence and perspective that could enlighten untold fellow sufferers for years to come.

Staggeringly, brilliantly, indispensably useful.

Intelligent, interesting and well written … His story is a good window on the crazy history of the field …Bravely and admirably done.

My Age of Anxiety is a mine of information and extensive soul-searching. For contemporary readers, especially those beset with anxiety, it will prove an invaluable resource.

Terrific…an unsparing and unsentimental look at a subject many keep hidden: mental illness.

[A] fascinating, page-turning book, with Stossel interspersing facts with personal experiences, as well as stories about famous names who have suffered from the condition and snippets of information he has received from the many therapists he's seen over the years. This is a captivating and insightful look at anxiety.

[An] informed and authoritative but personal overview of a debilitating condition

Stossel writes a well thought out, in-depth analysis of the history of anxiety disorders in modern times.

[A] full and frank account

[A] wonderful book