{"product_id":"im-dancing-as-fast-as-i-can-9780060114992","title":"I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarbara Gordons groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all  or thinks she does--a career as an Emmy-award-winning documentary producer  a man she loves  a world of friends  and a beautiful apartment in Manhattan.  But beneath the faade  Barbaras life is spinning out of control. In spite of the pills prescribed by her doctor  a nameless terror disrupting her daily life intensifies until she is besieged by crippling anxiety attacks. A formerly strong  independent  successful woman  Barbaras life becomes a nightmare of paralysis and fear.  When Barbara finds herself unable to leave her apartment or walk the streets of New York alone  she decides to take charge of her life. She doesnt want pills  she wants answers. Instead of ending her fears  quitting the medicine leads to the unraveling of what she thought was her perfect life  and Barbara becomes a casualty of a flawed and inept mental health system. Barbara had often spoken for the voiceless in her films  but she suddenly finds herself powerless  without a voice of her own. Though she feels frightened and misunderstood  the tenderness and love of another young patient  Jim  helps Barbara rediscover her voice and her identity.  In the years since her memoir was first published  thousands of readers all over the world have read her book  followed her descent into hell  traveled with her along the bumpy road to recovery  and celebrated as she creates a new life. Im Dancing As Fast As I Can is a strikingly honest look at a life gone off the rails. Throughout her journey  Gordons hope and strength make her an incredible heroine worth rooting for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647068659765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0060114991","price":23.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780060114992.jpg?v=1781687473","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/im-dancing-as-fast-as-i-can-9780060114992","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}