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An emotionally charged account of a lifelong struggle with Tourette's Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder chronicles the author's battle with obsessions and pointless rituals, and her gradual acceptance of treatment and therapy.
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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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remember even more distinctly than the incidents of cruelty and confusion, intolerance and avoidance--more vividly than standing in front of the mirror watching my head move with no conscious instruction from me--is the strain of trying to conceal my tics and rituals from others, especially those closest to me, my own family most of all."
The provocative memoir of a young woman's struggle to come to terms with a life plagued by irrational behavior.
I am crazy. But maybe I am not. For most of her life, this thought haunted Amy Wilensky as she watched her body do things she couldn't control, repeatedly twitching and contorting into awkward positions. Her mind lurched and veered in ways she didn't understand: She felt that she must touch wood at all times to ward off harm, that chewing a wad of stale gum would prevent a plane crash. Why couldn't she throw away meaningless scraps of paper? Why were six-word sentences strangely satisfying?
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- PublisherBroadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0767901851
- ISBN 13 9780767901857
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages211
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