Chapter 1. Experiencing Anxiety

Short Description

Julio, a young man, describes his fear of dying, possibly from brain cancer. He explains how two of his friends have recently died at an early age of cancer.

Long Description

Julio, a young man, describes his fear of dying, possibly from brain cancer. He explains how two of his friends have recently died at an early age of cancer. In addition, his schoolwork and involvement in fund raising for an organization proved stressful and fostered feelings of anxiety.

Julio describes awakening during the night with distressing thoughts of suffering from brain cancer. He experienced physical symptoms, such as cold sweats, and developed a fear of darkness. At his girlfriend’s place, he was nervous and edgy. Nancy, his girlfriend, describes Julio’s anxiety attack and near fainting which finally led to his hospitalization.

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