Dancing Away an Anxious Mind: A Memoir about Overcoming Panic Disorder

In this engaging memoir, Robert Rand tells the tale of how through dancing he helped free himself from the grip of panic disorder. Rand was a serious, shy, and intense scholar who had achieved national recognition in a career in writing and radio production. In the midst of his success, panic attacks overwhelmed him. For more than two years, he suffered their debilitating effects; the disease flattened his spirits and stripped him of self-confidence. Then he discovered social dancing, and in particular Cajun and zydeco dance and music. Dancing became a cathartic and liberating endeavor, helping him beat back his panic disorder to discover a world of passion and romance and to gain control of his life.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 10/12/2004
ISBN: 9780299201609
Pages: 219
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.88h x 5.34w x 0.78d