F**k, I think I'm Dying

How I Learned to Live With Panic

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Pub Date 4 Feb 2021 | Archive Date 9 May 2021

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Description

'You're dying. F**k, you're having a heart attack, or is this a stroke? You're going crazy, you are right this second losing your mind. It's game over. Get out' All the work I'd put into preparing for this interview, my job, my career, money, future - it all seemed insignificant next to the burning desire to get out of the room and run.

Claire Eastham is an expert on panic. She's not a doctor or an academic but in her 31 years she has had more than 300 panic attacks so she has learnt a thing or two along the way.

Part memoir, part guide, this is an intimate, honest and ultimately uplifting exploration into panic attacks. In practical thematic chapters Claire covers the crisis points where panic can hit: job interviews, social situations, attacks at night. She interviews a host of people - scientists, professors, dieticians, psychologists and people who struggle with panic - to anatomise how panic works and how it can be managed.

Panic is a condition which will effect 1 in 4 of us, and yet it remains stigmatised and misunderstood. Now Claire has written the book she wishes had been available to her after she experienced her first attack. Claire's personal story reminds us how debilitating panic can feel but her message is uplifting as she shows how we can break through barriers and stop panic defining us.

About the author

Claire Eastham is a Manchester-based author, award-winning mental health blogger, campaigner and keynote speaker. Regarded as one of the UK’s foremost mental health bloggers, Claire’s witty and self-deprecating sense of humour has seen her attract thousands of readers to her blog, We’re All Mad Here. Claire’s first book of the same name sold out its entire first print run in just five days and was selected for Reading Well Books on Prescription in 2018. Claire is an ambassador for the mental health research charity, MQ, and has regularly appeared on TV and radio, including appearances on This Morning, BBC Breakfast, and across BBC Radio.

'You're dying. F**k, you're having a heart attack, or is this a stroke? You're going crazy, you are right this second losing your mind. It's game over. Get out' All the work I'd put into preparing...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781529110234
PRICE £12.99 (GBP)
PAGES 256

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Featured Reviews

I am not normally an anxious person, but finding out you are pregnant in the middle of a worldwide pandemic can mess with your head and your emotions. When I saw this book, I thought it would be perfect to try and learn a bit more about dealing with my new anxiety.

Even though the author’s situation is completely different to mine, it was still relevant and I found the stories (both her own and the other contributors) very honest and helpful. There was a great mix of personal anecdotes and facts and information from psychologists and other health professionals.

I didn’t know what to expect from the book, but I found it very relatable and read it all in one sitting. I think it will be a valuable resource for many people, given that the current situation is causing more stress and anxiety than normal. It also put a lot of things into perspective for me – hearing about what the author struggles with on a daily basis made me realise that what I have been dealing with is very minor in comparison.

My favourite chapters were ‘Help! Educating Those Closest to Us’ and ‘Night Panic’. These were the chapters that were most relevant to me and gave me a lot to think about. However, for anyone wanting or needing to read this book, there will be chapters to help with whatever situation they need help with too.

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