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Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD
When your rules start running your life 🔁
Who it's for
Allison shows from the inside how a single fear can grow into rules that take over school, friends and family life, and how frightening that feels as a teen.
Feelings it meets
What it is
A young adult memoir. After a nightmare about brain cancer, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz becomes convinced she must stop it from coming true. Her rituals spread to more and more everyday objects and activities, isolating her from friends, straining her family and hurting her grades. She eventually asks for help, is diagnosed with OCD, and describes the work of recovery.
Where to find it
Hardcover, paperback and ebook from Simon & Schuster; widely available in libraries.
Before you start
Heads up: Intense fears about getting brain cancer.
Age: Ages 14 and up (Grades 9+)
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
