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For nearly two decades working for ABC News, Matt Gutman lived with a secret. In NO TIME TO PANIC: How I Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks by Crying with Strangers, Bear-Hugging My Fear, and Dialing Down My Anxiety (Doubleday; September 12, 2023; $28.00), the award-winning chief national correspondent opens up about his stop-at-nothing journey to find a remedy to halt his panic attacks in their tracks. In his live broadcasts, viewers saw an unflappable and gregarious reporter, known for shaking off close scrapes with danger to get the critical scoop-surviving captivity under Venezuela's secret police, anacondas in the Amazon, the eyes of literal hurricanes, and sniper fire abroad. What viewers didn't see was Matt's decades long grapple with panic attacks, hidden behind the fa\xe7ade of imperturbability he'd carefully constructed in their wake. A January 2020 broadcast caused this public persona to crumble. Mid-panic Gutman would misstate the facts of a major story, leading to a month-long suspension, public shame, and overwhelming regret. It was a wakeup call to address his condition head-on for the first time. What ensued was a three-year quest for knowledge and treatment. Matt turned the handle of almost any door he could find: from searching for a magic pharmaceutical cocktail cure, to breathwork, to researching (and trying) psychedelics, and much more. By accessibly outlining the history of panic, Gutman's personal psychological landscape, and the lengths he goes to free himself, NO TIME TO PANIC dismantles the stigma associated with panic disorders. Matt, and in turn the reader, would discover that more than a quarter of all Americans will suffer a panic attack in their lifetimes. That over 2.5 million Americans rush to a hospital each year thinking they could be dying of heart failure, when in fact they are having a panic attack. A personal journey and a guide, Gutman's NO TIME TO PANIC energetically outlines best practices, helpful tips, and practical solutions to finding possible paths towards an ultimate mind-body truce to help one overcome panic and anxiety.

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