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Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD

✍ Scribed by Britz, Allison


Book ID
109809731
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Tongue
English
Weight
2 MB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781481489188

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✦ Synopsis


A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorderβ€”and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other sideβ€”in this powerful and inspiring memoir.
Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home.

But after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning. Allison believed that she must do something to stop the cancer in her dream from becoming a reality.

It started with avoiding sidewalk cracks and quickly grew to counting steps as loudly as possible. Over the following weeks, her brain listed more dangers and fixes. She had to avoid hair dryers, calculators, cell phones, computers, anything green, bananas, oatmeal, and most of her own clothing.
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