Overview

'Deeply moving and informative' - Lily Bailey, author, Because We Are Bad As an adolescent, Russell's face and neck would turn crimson at the slightest thing. In his twenties he began suffering from an extreme form of blushing (idiopathic craniofacial erythema). It sent out all the wrong signals - to friends, family and to the opposite sex. And it triggered something worse: Social Anxiety Disorder. Up to one in 10 people develop this irrational fear of other human beings. From university to the workplace, Russell desperately tried to hide his secret from everyone. In a forlorn attempt to be 'normal,' he grabbed every remedy going, from drugs to herbs to bottles of absinthe. By turns wry and shocking, dark and optimistic, Redface is the eye-opening true story of one man's struggle with his mental health. And how he found his own way forward in a world built for others. It will fascinate readers who are socially anxious, their friends and family, and anyone who wants to know what it's like to travel to the edge of human experience and back.

Full Product Details

Author:   Russell Norris
Publisher:   Canbury Press
Imprint:   Canbury Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9781912454501

ISBN 10:   1912454505
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS 1. Closed doors 2. Blushing 3. Fast, slow and vicious 4. Before 5. During 6. After 7. Origin 8. Dogma 9. Sink or swim 10. Anglo-American 11. House rules 12. The Sixth Form 13. Bad rituals 14. Symptoms 15. Absinthe before breakfast 16. ‘Live better! No sweat!’ 17. The biting point 18. Wedding nerves 19. Going solo 20. Not about me 21. New agency 22. Social distance 23. Why?

Reviews

'Deeply moving and informative - I raced through it. Norris's portrayal of the cyclical struggle of social anxiety disorder is stunning. This book is the perfect response to anyone who's ever said 'Don't we all get anxious about socialising?'' - Lily Bailey, author, Because We Are Bad

Author Information

Russell Norris is a writer. After battling Social Anxiety Disorder for years, he became an executive at a leading advertising agency in London. He ran his own copywriting business during COVID. Now he's a UX Writer for a global tech firm. He lives in south London with his wife and two kids. Redface is his first non-fiction book.

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