Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel B Smith

“Monkey Mind does for anxiety what William Styron’s Darkness Visible did for depression.”

—Aaron T. Beck, father of cognitive therapy

“I don’t know Daniel Smith, but I do want to give him a hug. His book is so bracingly honest, so hilarious, so sharp, it’s clear there’s one thing he doesn’t have to be anxious about: Whether or not he’s a great writer.”

—A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically

“Daniel Smith has a written a wise, funny book, a great mix of startling memoir and fascinating medical and literary history, all of it delivered with humor and a true generosity of spirit.”

—Sam Lipsyte, author of Home Land and The Ask

“You don't need a Jewish mother, or a profound sweating problem, to feel Daniel Smith's pain in Monkey Mind. His memoir treats what must be the essential ailment of our time—chronic anxiety—and it does so with wisdom, honesty, and the kind of belly laughs that can only come from troubles transformed.”

—Chad Harbach, author of The Art of Fielding