Melissa A. Woods' past anxiety is a surprising and enjoyable book. The title suggests that it may be a self-help book, but it is indeed a novel designed to inspire readers to overcome their anxiety problems after reading the protagonist Stella Maris how to overcome his anxiety problems.
The story begins with Stella, who lives in the Seattle area, who is about to fly to New York to visit her boyfriend. Due to her anxiety, Stella found that she could not get on the plane and the situation worsened. Her anxiety led to the end of her relationship with her boyfriend. This also made her afraid of driving, which in turn prevented her from performing her duties during her sales career.
Stella began looking for answers so she could try to return to normal life. Occasionally a special person came to her life and led her to another person to lead her to another person until she finally met the therapist Rachel, who helped her solve many of the problems she had caused in the past. .
Rachel is not a traditional psychotherapist, but a person who uses metaphors and different tools and techniques to help Stella deal with her problems. The most important of these tools was a special cloth rope that she put on Stella when she was anxious on her feet. The rope symbolizes the connection between Stella and Rachel, so Rachel would think she was with her when she was anxious. On one level, the rope symbolizes the umbilical cord between the mother and the child, and Rachel plays the role of Stella's mother, healing the pain of Stella's past relationship with her biological mother.
Although readers may not want to try the various treatments Stella has tried and may have different outcomes on their own journey, the power of this book is to see how Stella solves her anxiety problems and the encouragement it gives. That is the same possibility for the reader.
When Stella works on her anxiety, life will not stagnate. As in dealing with one aspect of her anxiety, things start to get better and life will give her a curve ball. This novel is very realistic in this respect, and I appreciate how Woods recorded all the family dynamics and other issues that Stella had to deal with. Stella not only had a difficult or even ill-treatment relationship with her mother, but also had to feel sad about her brother who died in high school. She also had an alienated sister, a father who was a little far away and remarried, eventually suffering from a terminal illness and her daughter as a single mother. Her daughter is now ready to go to college, and this situation will only increase Stella's anxiety about being alone.
But in the end, Stella really surpassed all the problems she faced. She found the root cause of anxiety and she learned how to heal pain. She explored her past, awakened and soothed depressed feelings, and even understood in her relationship with her mother.
For me, Stella is the greatest heroine. No, she did not rescue anyone from the burning building, but she rescued herself. When she was scared, she found courage to go up the elevator. She found that she would not always visit her daughter at university, but to control her separation anxiety. Most importantly, she never completely abandoned the possibility that she could become a loving family - even though it was still a bit dysfunctional - and at the center she found out how to love herself.
Anyone who deals with anxiety or any accompanying problems [such as depression or loneliness] will be surprised to find that Stella is a mirror of his or her own life. From this fascinating debt fiction, this is the best message: you are not alone; others are also anxious, and they are also embarrassed, so you can do the same.
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