Dancing Away an Anxious Mind
by Robert Rand
ISBN-10
0299201600
ISBN-13
9780299201609
List Price
$24.95
Book Specs
Binding
Trade ClothPublisher
University of Wisconsin PressPublished on
Oct 12, 2004Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
8.88x5.34x0.78 Inches
Weight
0.78 Pounds
About the Book
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.