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17-year-old Alexandra Lucas' anxiety is amplified when mysterious holograms suddenly appear, claiming to be humans from the future, and heralding an end to the world.

While panic disorder can be quite frightening and worrisome, it is a manageable condition. With diagnosis and treatment, a person with the disorder can live a happy, normal life.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, PTSD is a mental health disorder caused by experiencing or witnessing a shocking or life-threatening event. When PTSD is not carefully managed with awareness, therapy, or medication, it can negatively impact all areas of a person's life.

OCD is a mental illness that affects about one in forty adults and one in one hundred children in the United States. The disorder exhibits two major aspects which give it its name: obsessions, which are recurring unwanted thoughts, urges, or mental images that cause a person anxiety and distress; and compulsions, repetitive behaviors that a person feels compelled to perform. OCD sufferers experience obsessions, compulsions, or both at the same time, and may often suffer from other conditions, such as a state of severe depression.

Told in multiple voices, when popular Mike Parker's girlfriend informs North Bay Academy's principal that he has been hitting her, students react differently, revealing their own insecurities and problems.

Panic attacks happen when people feel intense fear and anxiety. Their heart beats faster, and they may have trouble breathing. Frequent panic attacks are a sign of panic disorder. This book explores what causes panic attacks, how they can affect people?s lives, and how they can be treated.

Told in multiple voices, when popular Mike Parker's girlfriend informs North Bay Academy's principal that he has been hitting her, students react differently, revealing their own insecurities and problems.

Everybody feels anxious sometimes; its just part of being human. But for some people, those nervous feelings never go away. When anxiety gets so bad that it stops people from doing the things they want to do, it could be an anxiety disorder. Fortunately, there are lots of things people can do to feel better.

Describes the main types of anxiety disorders such as panic, fear, stress, and worry and how they can be treated.

Ever since he was born, Elliot has suffered terrible anxiety and fear, fear even of his own feelings of fear. Only a daily regimen of pills makes life manageable--but one Christmas Eve the pharmacy has mixed-up his prescription, threatening to unleash "the beast," as Elliot calls it. His mother heads out during the severe snowstorm, with the pharmacy only ten minutes away, and hours later is still gone. The only thing to do is for Elliot to face his fear and head out after her, hoping his medication will last before the beast takes over his mind.