The Female Terror

The Female Terror

How women and girls experience and overcome fears

We can’t survive without fear. Sadly, many women and girls are so fearful it is harmful to them. What is the cause of that?
Psychologist Barbara Voigt together with physician and journalist Beate Wagner venture into a world formed by experiences made by women and girls with anxieties using studies, research and interviews with both experts and those affected. They educate on biological, mental, social, cultural and feministic aspects of the female fear. Among others they consider the influence hormones, the mind, sexism, prejudice or precarious situations such as old-age poverty have on their findings. The book offers lots of practical insights how fears can be accepted, relieved and overcome by self-help approaches such as moving the body or meditation as well as societal changes and not least medical and therapeutic help.

• Women and girls are distinctly more affected by anxiety disorders and everyday fears
• Findings of sex differences in medicine, psychology, biology and culture
• Everything about causes, symptoms, self-help and therapy