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Andrea has a break down in college in the 80s and goes to a host of doctors before being diagnosed with GAD (general anxiety disorder) and panic disorder. She realizes she's had anxiety since childhood. This book is part memoir part science textbook. She has put a lot of effort into research about anxiety from helpful medications to non drug therapy to genetics.

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As someone with anxiety, I worried that reading this would stir up my slight tendencies toward hypochondria. Some of it did, but nothing extreme. The sections of the book in which Petersen focuses on her own struggles with anxiety were extremely interesting and relatable. But the sections detailing various anxiety-related studies and medications felt too much like I was reading a medical textbook, which caused those chapters to drag.

A brave and remarkable memoir about the author's struggle with anxiety. A reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Petersen shares the ways anxiety has affected her relationships and career since her first panic attack in college.

Always exciting to hear from the author herself!!! Makes me happy. 😊

As someone who struggle with anxiety, I'm always looking for writing that accurately depicts living with panic attacks. Petersen' book achieves this so well! Along with her own experiences with anxiety, the book also includes research from how these disorders develop to how they can be treated and managed. I'll definitely be giving this to my loved ones to help educate them! Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2071614435
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Stumbled upon this for the first time @bookculture and happened to get an autographed copy. I have similar struggles- hard to explain to someone who doesn't live this day to day and I always like picking up another writer's keen description/story.

I've just barely started this, but I can already tell that it's a great window into the experiences of people who suffer from anxiety. I have had some struggles with anxiety and although they haven't been nearly as intense as what the author describes, it is so comforting to not feel alone. I'm so glad to live in an age when real efforts are being made to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Procrastination does cause anxiety but I will wait until later to finish this post.

It was ok.

Scary stats in my current read.

Immediately after highlighting this section, my #kindle told me it's battery needed immediate charging.

this wasn't exactly what I expected - more science textbook then memoir, but I did mostly enjoy reading it & learning more about both her experiences with anxiety and a general overview on anxiety. there were a few times when I felt it was having an identity crisis of sorts, there were times when the information went well with her personal story but there were also times when I felt like I was reading two books in one

finally getting back to reading this one 📖

Yay to the first Goodreads win I've had in awhile. Sounds like something I need, too. #goodreads #ARC

This was a memoir about a journalist's life with anxiety disorders. The memoir is interspersed with a primer about different treatment options and information about anxiety and past and present treatments. TBH, those parts were my least favorite part and slowed the pace. Her personal story was raw and honest and she includes input from those around her who she used her journalistic instincts to interview. #netgalley