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There’s a book that’s critical to understanding anxiety, a 17th-century book, ‘The Anatomy of Melancholy,’ by Robert Burton. I wanted to write something like that.

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During high school, I would purposely lose tennis and squash matches to escape the agony of anxiety that competitive situations would provoke in me.

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I don’t want to be in a position that could make me vomit, like air travel. I’ve purloined airsick bags and stuffed them everywhere, just in case I ever feel the need to throw up. I haven’t vomited since 1977, but I think about it all the time. I recognize that it’s irrational, but I’d rather jump out of a window than vomit.

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June 5, 2024

I don’t want to be in a position that could make me vomit, like air travel. I’ve purloined airsick bags and stuffed them everywhere, just in case I ever feel the need to throw up. I haven’t vomited since 1977, but I think about it all the time. I recognize that it’s irrational, but I’d rather jump out of a window than vomit.

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June 5, 2024

During high school, I would purposely lose tennis and squash matches to escape the agony of anxiety that competitive situations would provoke in me.

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