If your mind often races ahead to worst-case scenarios...
If your chest tightens before a test, a text, or even just walking into school...
If you feel like everyone else has a manual for life—but you never got yours...

This book is for you.

Young and Anxious isn't about "fixing" you. It's about helping you understand that your anxiety isn't a flaw—it's a signal. A deeply human, biologically wired response that evolved to keep you safe. The problem isn't that you feel anxious. The problem is that the world today—full of social media, academic pressure, climate uncertainty, and constant comparison—keeps your alarm system ringing even when there's no real danger.

Written with warmth, clarity, and deep respect for your experience, this guide speaks directly to young people aged 12 to 25 who are navigating a world that often feels too loud, too fast, and too demanding. Using only publicly available, peer-reviewed science from trusted global health organizations (WHO, CDC, NIH, EU reports), we'll explore how anxiety works in the brain and body, why it shows up so strongly during your teens and early adulthood, and—most importantly—what you can actually do to feel more grounded, confident, and in charge of your inner world.

You'll learn simple, practical tools: how to calm your nervous system in under two minutes, how to talk back to catastrophic thoughts without judgment, how to set boundaries with social media, and how to ask for help without shame. Each of the 20 chapters is designed to feel like a conversation with a wise, kind friend who gets it—and who believes in you, even when you don't believe in yourself yet.

This book won't erase anxiety. But it will help you stop fighting yourself—and start working with your mind, not against it. Because you're not broken. You're becoming. And that's more than enough.

(Note: This book is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling with overwhelming worry, please reach out to a trusted adult, school counselor, or mental health professional.)