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Hyper-chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down
Hyper-chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down
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Brian Frazer
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Product Details

  • Author: Brian Frazer
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Dewey Decimal Number: 609
  • EAN: 9780743293426
  • ISBN: 0743293428
  • Label: Atria
  • Manufacturer: Atria
  • Number of Items: 1
  • Number of Pages: 256
  • Product Group: Book
  • Publication Date: 2008-03-25
  • Publisher: Atria
  • Studio: Atria
  • Title: Hyper-chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down
Avg Customer Rating: 5 stars

Product Description: Does your blood pressure surge if the car in front of you turns without signaling? Do your neck veins pulsate when a cashier takes too long to ring you up? Does relaxing seem like it'll have to wait until you're dead? Then your name could very well be Brian Frazer.

On paper, Frazer is the world's healthiest guy. He eats right, exercises regularly, gets plenty of sleep, has never smoked and has missed only one day of flossing in the last five years. But inside he's a swirling vortex of angst, capable of contracting a new malady every month. Once Frazer realized that all his ills were tied to stress, he went on a quixotic quest for calm, venturing into everything from Tai Chi, serotonin blockers and Kabbalah to an unfortunate incident involving pineapple-chicken curry at a Craniosacral therapy session. Never has the road to wellville taken so many unforeseen turns.

Achingly funny, uncomfortably true and always entertaining, Hyperchondriac is just the medicine for anyone who wants to take it down a notch.


Customer Reviews


5 stars One of the best books I've read all year!
I don't generally read a lot of memoirs, but I couldn't put this book down! Each page leaves you wanting more of the story, and even though sometimes you think Brian is ridiculous, you really end up rooting for him! This book will help pretty much anyone come to know themselves better, whether they're the ones who are being annoyed or the ones who are annoying others.. It makes you reflect on how others may perceive you, and how you could be too judgmental as well. I'd recommend this book to anyone!


5 stars great read!!
Great book, super entertaining and funny, yet overall, very thoughtful. A must read for anyone who knows a "hyper-chondriac", let alone is one themselves.


5 stars This author is one brave man!
Between his honest and touching recollection of what life was like for him growing up and the vast range of therapies he experimented with in search for some solid self-help, he is not afraid to reveal his humanness and make fun of himself. I love books that involve a serious subject and yet are infused with so much humor that they reassure you that it is okay to be vulnerable, kind of like Dry by Augusten Burroughs. I have tried many alternative therapies myself but Brian Frazer's willingness to try unorthodox approaches was impressive and the outcomes were hysterical. This book was not only entertaining, but actually could be useful for people suffering from anxiety who seek alternatives to medication.


5 stars Great book!
Brian Frazer has written a funny, touching, wonderfully memorable book that I'd recommend to anyone who asked. One of the most impressive things about the text is how it starts with a great momentum that never lets up (not an easy thing to do). Most memoirs leave me cold--they tend to fall prey self-pity or self-congratulations. Frazer avoids the traps, and leaves us with a great memoir.

He's a REALLY talented writer and I look forward to whatever he comes up with next. A fan.


5 stars I have never laughed this hard while reading
HYSTERICAL.

Such a creative and imaginative writer. The scenarios he comes up with are AWESOME. I sometimes find myself thinking "oh my God, is he living in my head?!?". His humor and ridiculous stories have actually helped me past certain things in my life and have helped me to realize that i'm not insane (not certifiably anyway)!!

I love, love, love this book. I recommend it to anyone and everyone.