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Try not to think of a pink elephant : stories about OCD
Ingle, Martin, 1990-2022
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Place reservation for Try not to think of a pink elephant : stories about OCDAround one in every 100 Australians will experience Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) at some point in their life - overwhelming obsessive thoughts that must be relieved by the enactment of compulsions. These can take up hours of a person's day and fill them with shame and anxiety. OCD affects people of all ages, but usually starts in childhood, and can be a debilitating impediment to everyday functioning. This anthology features five long-form personal stories from people who have been diagnosed and come to terms with living with OCD. Contributors are Martin Ingle on OCD and sexual intimacy; Patrick Marlborough on living with OCD in NYC; Dani Leever on contamination-based OCD; Katharine Pollock on over-achievement and control of food and body; and Sienna Rose Scully on the death of her mother when she was fifteen, an event that actualised her most persistent OCD obsession.
Main title:
Try not to think of a pink elephant : stories about OCD / by Martin Ingle [and 5 others]
Author:
Ingle, Martin, 1990-Leever, Dani, authorMarlborough, Patrick, authorPollock, Katherine, authorScully, Sienna Rose, authorQuinlan, Kimberley, writer of introduction
Edition:
1st.
Imprint:
Fremantle, WA : Fremantle Press, 2022.
Collation:
208 pages ; 23 cm.
Variant title:
Stories about obsessive compulsive disorder
Contents:
Introduction / Kimberley QuinlanOCD: Anxiety's misunderstood best friend / Sienna Rose ScullyBecoming, Part One, Ad Infinitum / Katharine PollockLove and other obsessions / Martin IngleFilthy but fine: OCD and T&A in NYC / Patrick MarlboroughEverything is cyanide and nothing is safe: living with contamination-based OCD / Dani Leever
ISBN:
9781760991982 (paperback)
Dewey class:
616.8522
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
530363
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 616.8522 TRY | Available |
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