• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Sensitive, intense docu about coping with anxiety disorders.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

The good stuff

• Messages:

  The series sheds light on what it's like to live and cope with severe anxiety disorders and offers some information about treating them. The patients come from all walks of life.

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  Anxious patients sometimes lose their cool when undergoing exposure therapy, but there’s nothing really violent. One patient is dealing with the death of her father in a terrible bus crash; a picture of the bloody car wreckage is shown. The same patient also holds on to her father’s bloody clothing from that fatal night.
• Sex:

  During therapy, occasional questions come up about sexual functions, but they're asked within a clinical context. Relationship issues are also discussed. One therapist tells her germ-phobic patient a made-up story about her period and a tampon as part of his treatment.
• Language:

  Words like “hell” and “damn” are sometimes heard. Stronger words are bleeped.
• Consumerism:

  One therapist drives a BMW; at least one patient drives a Ford.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Patients are sometimes shown smoking in response to their anxiety. Social drinking is occasionally visible.

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