A self-help memoir that takes an unflinching look at a young man's undiagnosed anxiety disorder and OCD."'THIS IS WRITING AT ITS MOST FEARLESS.' Matt Bright, Everybody's Reviewing'WESTOBY GIVES A VOICE TO TEENAGERS UNABLE TO COPE WITH EVERYDAY LIFE... THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL READ.' Paul Taylor-Mcartney, Writers in EducationChris Westoby takes us inside his past self, a teenager from a small English town. He's trying to be a good frien...

Chris is sixteen. He wants to do well at college, have fun with his mates, be a good boyfriend and son. But anxiety takes its grip and won't shake loose. This is his true story. Chris Westoby takes us inside his past self, a teenager from a small English town. He's trying to be a good friend, student, son and boyfriend, but he struggles to be in company without wanting to hide. And things only get worse: it's nearly impossible to take the bus to college without catching the next bus home. ...