The man who couldn't stop OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought
"Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building or steer your car into oncoming traffic? You are not alone. In this ... fusion of science, history, and memoir, [science editor and writer] David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains how they drive m...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2015.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Our siege mentality
- Bad thoughts
- The mademoiselle and the rat man
- An emerging obsession
- The OCD family
- Cruel to be kind
- The God obsession
- Animals and other relatives
- Man hands on misery to man
- The runaway brain
- Daddy's little helper
- The helicopter view
- Long live lobotomy
- Politics and prejudice
- A new dimension
- Final thoughts.
