Angstfresser

Leech-like parasite, which is, used in traditional Chinese medicine as a therapy against anxiety and panic states as well as trauma. Initial side effects such as nightmares, hallucinations, reliving previous emotional states are, followed by rapid, continuous therapeutic success. Seemingly. Kyra, an unstable young woman who threatens to break due to the ghosts of her past, sees therapy with the help of a Hirudo Timor as her last chance to free herself from her fears. But, what terrible thing has happened that makes any memory of your childhood seem erased from your mind? Little by little, she can get rid of her post-traumatic stress disorder. But suddenly, memories come back and the past catches up with you again? Powerful but also sensitive, Grit Poppe pulls the reader into a vortex of fear, guilt and surreality.