And once again the end of the world is looming: crises, wars, disasters. We are living in frightening times, perhaps even in the "age of fear". More and more people are suffering from diffuse fears, with almost one in two people in Germany taking a pessimistic view of the next ten years. But what if fear no longer had the last word? What if it were possible to live well with it?
Thorsten Glotzmann is a journalist and author. He will be reading from his book "Mr G. is afraid". A non-fiction book and at the same time a humorous story. His character Mr G. struggles with panic attacks, disaster scenarios, fears of loss and failure. Until he decides to no longer allow himself to be paralysed by his great fear. He sets out in search of effective anti-anxiety strategies and finds them in philosophy, behavioural therapy and psychological research, but also in jazz clubs, running and Buddhist spirituality.
Mr G. realises that anxiety is more than just a "disorder": there is value in it - the deep need to lead a good life and to clarify existential questions: What is really important to me? Where can I find comfort and love? How can I calm the inner voice of fear, the "inner critic"? And how can I overcome the fear of death? At the end of his hero's journey, Mr G. is a different person. And if he can find a way, then everyone can!
Thorsten Glotzmann works as a journalist, author and director in Berlin. In his films and texts, he explores the question of how to live a good life. As the author of the arte documentary series Unhappy, he sets out in search of happiness. Previously, he produced the philosophical arte format Streetphilosophy and the WDR podcast Carpe What. He studied philosophy, German and French literature and attended the German School of Journalism in Munich. In his first book, he tackles the subject of his life: fear.
