I wrote the books I needed at fifteen.
Hi — I'm Daniel. I write short, honest books about anxiety for teenagers, because I spent most of mine convinced something was deeply wrong with me.
I was the kid with the racing heart before every class, the one rehearsing how to say "here" during attendance. From the outside I looked fine. Inside, my brain ran worst-case scenarios on a loop, and I was certain everyone could tell.
It took me years — and a lot of help — to learn that anxiety isn't a character flaw or something to "snap out of." It's a feeling to understand, work with, and slowly turn the volume down on.
"Nobody handed me the plain, honest version when I needed it. So I wrote it."
So that's what these books are: the plain, honest version. No lectures, no toxic positivity, no promising that one deep breath fixes everything. Just the tools, the stories, and the company I wish I'd had back then — written to actually be finished, even on a low-focus day.
When I'm not writing, I'm usually over-caffeinated, re-reading the same comfort books, and reminding myself to take my own advice.