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May 16, 2017 · — Jezebel “An honest memoir of [Petersen’s] 15-plus years of struggle with an anxiety disorder…Required reading for anyone working with those who have the disorder.” —Library Journal “To better understand anxiety as a public crisis from a private voice, read Petersen’s On Edge.” —Yale Daily News “In On Edge, Andrea ...
Jul 6, 2017 · The author of On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety reveals how she realized the toll fear was taking on her. By Andrea Petersen. Illustration: Oivind Hovland/Getty Images. I was with my 6-year-old daughter, playing her favorite game—pretending we're sisters—and I kept messing up. "No, Mama.
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.
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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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May 16, 2017 · Books. On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety. Andrea Petersen. Crown, May 16, 2017 - Psychology - 320 pages. 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 Author of ON EDGE A Journey Through Anxiety Crown; May 16, 2017 Q. First things first: How do you define anxiety? A. The best definition I’ve heard is from a neuroscientist at the National Institute of Mental Health who told me that anxiety is the “anticipation of pain.” That pain can be physical or emotional.
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