Description: "Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought (Paperback) A lyrical, poignant memoir by a young woman about her childhood battle with debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder, and her hard-won journey to recovery. By the age of thirteen, Lily Bailey was convinced she was bad. She had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and ogled the bodies of other children. Only by performing an exhausting series of secret routines could she make up for what she’d done. But no matter how intricate or repetitive, no act of penance was ever enough. Beautifully written and astonishingly intimate, Because We Are Bad recounts a childhood consumed by obsessive compulsive disorder. As a child, Bailey created a second personality inside herself - ""I"" became ""we"" - to help manifest compulsions that drove every minute of every day of her young life. Now she writes about the forces beneath her skin, and how they ordered, organized, and urged her forward. Lily charts her journey, from checking on her younger sister dozens of times a night, to ""normalizing"" herself at school among new friends as she grew older, and finally to her young adult years, learning - indeed, breaking through - to make a way for herself in a big, wide world that refuses to stay in check. Charming and raw, harrowing and redemptive, Because We Are Bad is an illuminating and uplifting look into the mind and soul of an extraordinary young woman, and a startling portrait of OCD that allows us to see and understand this condition as never before. ISBN: 9780062696175 Condition: Brand New, publisher overstock. Never read. Overstock book may have a small dot or line on the edge of the book. Free shipping with USPS Media Mail."
Price: 10.98 USD
Location: Orchard Park, New York
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Novel
Signed: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Paperback
Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Book Title: Because We Are Bad : Ocd and a Girl Lost in Thought
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Topic: Psychopathology / Compulsive Behavior, Rich & Famous, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Mental Health
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Item Weight: 8.2 Oz
Author: Lily Bailey
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
