The alarm with a tablecloth. How to make friends with anxiety and live calmly without panicking.

Why do we so often worry and live life in constant anxiety? The author, a practicing psychiatrist with many years of experience, reveals the mechanism of anxiety and explains how to make friends with it. How to deal with insomnia? Where do phobias come from and how not to panic before a flight? When is anxiety normal, and when is it better to seek help from a doctor? What pharmacy medications can help, and what is not worth spending money on? The book describes all effective ways to combat anxiety disorders. From simple walks to relaxation practices (myorelaxation, breathing exercises, autogenic training, mindfulness practice). The author provides detailed information about antidepressants and debunks popular myths associated with them. The simple but effective exercises he suggests will help here and now: improve mood, relieve tension and worry, eliminate stress, and calm aggression. It's time to stop worrying and start living! As a bonus, there are stories of famous people's lives that prove that psychiatry is closer than it seems, and genius and madness often go hand in hand.