
In the Head of an Anxious
Documentary
Overview
Anxiety is the most common mental health problem in North America. Panic attacks, discomfort, ruminations, isolation: anxiety prevents those who suffer from it from living their lives to the full and plunges them into sometimes insurmountable distress. Is there more anxiety than ever before? How do we get out of this?
Top Cast


Claire Lamarche
Claire Lamarche
Herself - Host
Claire Lamarche
Herself - Host
Luc Barette
Luc Barette
Himself
Luc Barette
Himself
Laurence D'Amours
Laurence D'Amours
Herself
Laurence D'Amours
Herself
Guillaume D'Amours
Guillaume D'Amours
Himself
Guillaume D'Amours
Himself
Philippe D'Amours
Philippe D'Amours
Himself
Philippe D'Amours
Himself
Marie-Claude Gosselin
Marie-Claude Gosselin
Herself
Marie-Claude Gosselin
Herself
Simon Landry
Simon Landry
Himself
Simon Landry
Himself


Sonia Lupien
Sonia Lupien
Herself
Sonia Lupien
Herself
Aurélie Richard
Aurélie Richard
Herself
Aurélie Richard
Herself
Jean-François Richard
Jean-François Richard
Himself
Jean-François Richard
Himself
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