The 6 Million Dollar Fisch

Published October 7, 2000 at 11:00 PM EDT

After seeing one too many advertisements about Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder, couch potato and commentator Mike Fisch daydreams about how chemicals can enhance his life, making him "better stronger, faster."

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