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  1. One Edge: A Journey through Anxiety by Andrea Peterson is a 2017 Crown publication. As a long -time sufferer from panic/anxiety disorder, this book truly resonated with me. This book chronicles the author’s own personal journey with the disorder, but also offers some insight into why people develop anxiety, including a look at her family ...

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  2. May 16, 2017 · First-time author Andrea Petersen pulls off a remarkable achievement: a deeply reported, deeply human examination of the science of anxiety, which afflicts some 40 million Americans. To bring that unimaginable number into focus, Petersen employs a classic journalistic technique: telling one person’s story to illuminate a complicated topic and ...

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    • $19.78
  3. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. With time her symptoms multiplied. She agonized over every odd physical sensation. She developed fears of driving on highways, going to movie theaters, even licking envelopes.

  4. Jan 12, 2023 · The anticipation of pain : defining anxiety -- Scary clowns and the end of days : anxiety in childhood -- My grandmother's madness : the genetics of anxiety -- From CBT to karaoke : nondrug therapies for anxiety -- May cause dizziness : medications for anxiety -- Cold calls, airplanes, and indecision : anxiety at work and on the road -- The ...

  5. Woven into Petersen’s personal story is a fascinating look at the biology of anxiety and the groundbreaking research that might point the way to new treatments. She compares psychoactive drugs to non-drug treatments, including biofeedback and exposure therapy. And she explores the role that genetics and the environment play in mental illness ...

  6. A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety. A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood.

  7. On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety - Ebook written by Andrea Petersen. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety.

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