The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD, and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1447259378 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building, or steer your car into oncoming traffic? You are not alone. Told with fierce clarity, humour and urgent lyricism, this extraordinary book is both the haunting story of a personal nightmare, and a fascinating doorway into the darkest corners of our minds.. What might lead an Ethiopian schoolgirl to eat a wall of her house, piece by piece; or a pair of brothers to die beneath an avalanche of household junk that they had compulsively hoarded? At what point does a harmless idea, a snowflake in a clear summer sky, become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts? Drawing on the latest research on the brain, as well as historical accounts of patients and their treatments, this is a book that will challenge the way you think about what is normal, and what is mental illness. David has suffered from OCD for twenty years, and The Man Who Couldn't Stop is his unflinchingly honest attempt to understand the condition and his experiences. In this captivating fusion of science, history and personal memoir, writer David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind, and how they drive millions of us towards obses
It will make you think again Sunday Times A fascinating study of the living nightmare that is obsessive compulsive disorder one of the best and most readable studies of a mental illness to have emerged in recent years an honest and open and, yes, maybe life-changing work -- Matt Haig Observer Combines a scientific account of OCD from ancient times to the most recent research with passages of tenderly written memoir Telegraph The Man Who Couldn't Stop is quite simply book of the year, on living with OCD: just buy it now -- Adam Rutherford Superb A brave and helpful contribution to deepening our understanding of the intricate complexities of mental ill-health The Times Adam recounts his j
Five Stars when I started reading this book I could not put it down.. Kate Oszko said A Must-Read for Anyone Interested in the Brain. This review is for the audio book.If you have ever wondered about OCD, or if you just want to know more about the brain, then you need to read this book. Journalist David Adam charts the start and progress of his OCD and via intriguing, interesting, thought provoking and often disturbing asides he also charts the history of the condition itself and the attempts to manage or cure it.David presents case studies and research in a way that is . Obsessive Compulsive Disorder does not have to control you or your family. The book was well written, informative, and helpful in understanding mental illness and mental disorders, particularly obsessivecompulsive disorder.The case studies were very interesting and the writer's struggle with and eventual control of his ownobsessive compulsive disorder was very helpful. I also enjoyed his coverage of treatment of ocd over time andhow todays cognitive therapy treatment and medication can be very effective in contro
Dr David Adam is a writer and editor at Nature, the world's top scientific journal. . Before that he was a specialist correspondent on the Guardian for seven years, writing on science, medicine and the environment. During this time he was named feature writer of the year by the Association of British Science Writers, and reported from Antarctica, the Arctic, China and the depths of the jungle