Gemma Correll has grappled with anxiety and depression since childhood. At 16, she discovered what felt like a magical cure: alcohol. But as she reveals in this excerpt from her new book, that promise turned into a betrayal.
In 2018, in her 30s and living in Oakland, California after moving from the UK in 2015, Correll was managing her anxiety and panic attacks—until she wasn't. Back-to-back attacks sent her wandering the streets of Oakland and Berkeley, desperately trying to shake them, but nothing worked.