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Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
The Double Dare host had a secret need for order 🧼
Who it's for
Hearing that the host of the messiest show on kids' TV lived with intense need for order is a powerful stigma-breaker.
Secretive and ashamed→Hopeful and open
Feelings it meets
What it is
Game-show host Marc Summers describes decades of hidden rituals and perfectionism, how he recognised what was happening after an OCD expert appeared on his talk show, and his treatment with behavioral therapy and medication.
Where to find it
Out of print new; available used and through many public libraries.
Before you start
Heads up: Discussion of OCD symptoms.
Age: Suggested 13+
Out, damned spot! out, I say!William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1
