Scenes from the life of an obsessive-compulsive
by Emily Colas
Recommended by Lena Dunham
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Mental Health, Most Recommended Books, and Psychology.
We all worry. We all have moments of unfounded dread (Is someone behind that door), or little phobias (roaches) or superstitions (step on a crack) that we indulge. Just Checking is an autobiographical account of what it is like to live with a fullblown case of obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD), which, at its height, finds author Emily Colas ner...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Mental Health, Most Recommended Books, and Psychology.
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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