Life At Arm's Length

James Cavell has lived most of his life at an arm's length, never letting anyone or anything too close. At just 12 years old, he began to develop a deep-seated fear of other people, which would be diagnosed a full 10 years later as Social Anxiety Disorder. Eventually unable to function around others, he was forced to leave school early with next to no qualifications. Soon after, he confined himself to the house and that was the last the world would see of him for more than eight years. Finally found by a small mental health charity, they helped to restore life to a man that had faded away long ago, reawakening a dormant writing ability along the way. Now, 20 years after it all began, James is working to carefully rebuild his life and break free from social anxiety.