Synopsis
Amy Wilensky was 8 years old when she started to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourettes Syndrome. Her fears and compulsions ranged from an irrational dread of odd numbers, to a love of multiples of six, from denying herself water to needing to touch wood.
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"A harrowing and wryly humorous story of a woman's lifelong battle with tics and obsessions and her gradual acceptance of treatment."
--Village Voice
--Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Amy S. Wilensky is a graduate of Vassar College and Columbia University's M.F.A. writing program. A native of suburban Boston, she lives in New York City.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 211 pages. Cover wornI am crazy. But maybe I am not.foxedAmy Wilensky was eight years old when she started to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. The apple of her father's eye and a pretty, high achieving young girl, she watched as her body began to d. Seller Inventory # 2572aj