On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (614 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y1FGKT3 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 399 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is helping me over a rough patch in SHERRY K GOLDMAN This book is helping me over a rough patch in my life. I can identify with the diagnosis and symptoms. Andrea has done extensive research and I’ve learned alot about myself and the triggers of my panic and anxiety attacks.. NYC Reader said I highly recommend this excellent book. I highly recommend this excellent book, which is very well written, compelling and helpful. The author seamlessly weaves her personal experiences and struggles into a larger context of the causes and effects of anxiety. She clearly wants her book to help readers understand and manage their own anxieties, and to be able to better empathize with, and be supportive to, the anxious people in their personal or work lives. The book itself provides information and wisdom that is not at all stress-inducing, but in. "A moving, intriguing memoir that takes the reader along on the journey through anxiety and beyond." according to Dear Reader. Andrea Petersen's book draws on years of reporting and personal experience, weaving together a narrative that is highly personal but also scientific. The most meaningful portions of the book are the ones in which Ms. Petersen shares harrowing moments of deep anxiety and the fallout that results. Her ongoing battle to be diagnosed and treated is a journey in the truest sense, but one that leaves fellow sufferers with hope and understanding.
Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of 20, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. She agonized over every odd physical sensation. 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. Difficulty breathing. Brave and empowering, this is essential listening for anyone who knows what it means to live on edge.. And she explores the role that genetics and the environment play in mental illness, visiting top neuroscientists and tracing her family history - from her grandmother, who, plagued by paranoia, once tried to burn down her own house, to her young daughter, in whom Petersen sees shades of herself. She developed fears of driving on highways, going to movie theaters, even licking envelopes. With time her symptoms multiplied. She compares psychoactive drugs to nondrug treatments, including biofeedback and exposure therapy.