5 things you need to know about anxiety

So, the thing is, I wrote a book. And it now feels like the book of all my books so far. I'm actually taking it out, even though I wrote it, and I'm calming myself down with my own words. It's about fear, about anxiety, and it lets you into places in my life -and your life!- where only those closest to you have been allowed a glimpse-or even those who haven't.

The dream is published by my publisher, I always wanted to have this combo around me, an Árpád Budaházy and a Kriszt Krisztá Szörnyi - if they are behind me, there can't be much trouble. Árpi asked me what the 5 main messages of my book are, 5 things I want you to know before you pick it up. Now I'll share them with you, so you'll have something to touch while you're waiting for the book.

1. You don't have to conquer or master fear to be able to live a life of joy, a life that is truly worth living. You can be afraid and hungry for life, you can create, rejoice and love at the same time.
2. Fear is not your enemy, but it is not your friend. Sorry, but we don't subscribe to this kind of self-help book b@llshit. This is science, but translated into human language. I'm going to make it fun for you to understand what goes on inside you when you're overwhelmed by fear.I'm going to teach you how to deal with it in place, step-by-step, with concrete exercises you can start using and incorporating into your daily life right away.
3. An anxious psychologist is only a seeming contradiction in terms. I show you how I deal with my personal challenges with unquestioning openness and honesty, without taboos - and you will benefit the most.
4. This book will be your faithful companion to curb sleepless nights. I wrote it for you, if you've ever walked into a room with clammy palms. I've written it for you if you've stared at the ceiling, frozen for minutes. I've written to you if you've only remembered what you should have said afterwards because you'd frozen in a sharp situation. I wrote to you if you know the sound of clockwise in the dark. I was writing for you if you know what it's like to turn the volume up to max only to have the music drown out your own thoughts. I wrote for you.
5. If you feel like the whole world is on fire around you, it doesn't matter if it's really a fire or if it's just your eyes, nose or head. There is so much going on around us right now that we have no control over, or only minimal, indirect control over. Many people now feel, in the shadow of the rapidly changing political situation, the wars, the climate threat, that the whole world is on fire and going mad. If there is a single foot of ground where you can stand, even if only on one foot, I will teach you to stand firmly on that foot of ground, without wavering. Even if the whole world is in flames around you-whether the fire is real or just the heat of your fear. And I'll teach you how to safely discover if you can maybe put your other foot down to get comfortable without getting burned.

In the meantime, if you'd like to read about taming fear and anxiety, you can do so here, on my brand new Substrack channel. It's an island of calm in an increasingly crazy and influential world of social media, where you won't find half-naked pictures and action, but real writing by real writers. Come, come:

And, if the new book is coming, please help him make room. Daddy can't figure out where to put the books in the storage room, so I've come up with a win-win solution. Use the coupon code NEEDSPACE and you'll get 35% off the price of any book, regardless of value, atz EndoShopon.  

Our place-making campaign runs until 10 August. Snap it up and you can take it with you on holiday. Help make room for the new one and have fun too!

I'll be back soon with more info on Substrackon.