Man, Interrupted: Welcome to the Bizarre World of OCD, Where Once More Is Never Enough - Couverture souple

Bailey, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845962141 ISBN 13 : 9781845962142

Editeur : Mainstream Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

James Bailey's form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was as bizarre as it was unbearable. He was obsessed by a fear of drugs and their effects, believing himself to be in constant danger of becoming insanely high through people spiking his food, or even by just touching a photograph of a marijuana leaf. The treatment programme he went through at a specialist American clinic was challenging, to say the least. He was asked to shake hands and mingle with the local junkies, fighting his anxieties and the urge to go and wash for as long as possible in order to 'expose' himself to his fears. Man, Interrupted gives us a glimpse into the tortured world of a man suffering from what is an increasingly common disorder. But far from being a doom-laden account of mental illness, the result is uniquely revealing, hilariously entertaining and wonderfully rewarding.

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À propos de l?auteur

James Bailey was born in Arkansas City, Kansas. After pursuing an acting career in the early '80s, he discovered that writing was another way to express his pent-up anger and creativity. He was content to leave Hollywood but soon after was struck with a crippling form of OCD. Now recovered, he lives in Louisiana, where he continues to write and act.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mainstream Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845962141
• ISBN 13: 9781845962142
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible