This is also reminiscent of the great Fears of Your Life by Michael Bernard Loggins:http://www.amazon.com/Fears-Your-Michael-Bernard-Loggins/dp/0916397904/Parts of Loggins' book were read on an episode of This American Life a few years ago:http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1061 Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
http://www.amazon.com/Fears-Your-Michael-Bernard-Loggins/dp/0916397904/
Parts of Loggins' book were read on an episode of This American Life a few years ago:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1061