Where Anxiety Ends: A Psychological Therapy Novel About the Freedom One Gains by Overcoming Anxiety, Fears, and Panic Attacks

Pavel Fedorenko is a practicing psychotherapist who has spent many years helping people cope with fears, anxiety disorders, and panic attacks.

For those who are tired of dry psychology textbooks, this book offers a different format: instead of abstract reasoning, it presents an engaging therapy novel, where the methods of CBT, REBT, and schema therapy are shown "in action," in real situations and decisions.

If you struggle with anxiety, panic attacks, or a feeling of social disconnection, here you will find recognizable examples of people who have gone through similar experiences and managed to find a way out.

Pavel Fedorenko is a Master of Psychology, a certified CBT and REBT therapist, CEO of the Cognitive Psychotherapy Clinic, CEO of the Institute of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, and founder of the Academy of Healthy Thinking.

Imagine having the opportunity to "be present" at therapeutic sessions of people who are afraid of the same things you are afraid of. To watch them make mistakes, slide backward, argue with themselves — and still, step by step, move toward freedom.

That is exactly the experience this therapy novel offers — an unusual format from a practicing psychotherapist and author of bestsellers on coping with anxiety.

Instead of theoretical explanations, there are vivid stories, emotions, and discoveries of the characters: Marina, who barely left her home for three years; Oleg, who drove himself to exhaustion with perfectionism; Anna, who was afraid to trust even her own decisions. You will see not only their fears, but also how they gradually learn to perceive anxiety not as an enemy, but as a signal and a hint.

This book does not promise instant "healing," but it brings together practical tools from CBT, REBT, and schema therapy — and you will see how they are applied in the context of real life stories. You will understand not only "what to do," but also "why it is so hard," and, most importantly, "how to decide to try," even when it seems there is no way out.

This is not a miracle cure. It is an invitation to a journey — to the place where anxiety ends... and authentic life begins.

In this book you will find:
• not theory, but lived experience: the stories of the characters, in whom you will recognize yourself — with all your fears, doubts, and attempts to break free;
• proven CBT, REBT, and schema therapy techniques woven into the narrative so that you do not just read about them, but see how they help in real life;
• an answer to the question "Why don’t even the best advice work in the moment of panic?" — and what really prevents you from applying what you already know;
• a new attitude toward anxiety: you will stop seeing it as an enemy and will hear in it a signal of suppressed feelings and hidden needs.