She finally goes to a doctor- and realizes she has OCD and begins seeing a therapist. In the book, Allison gets to the point where she cannot function in her school or homelife anymore. But still, they can’t shake the reoccuring thoughts or the compulsions that follow them. Most of the time this has little to do with rational thought- and most people with OCD recognize this. Some of the main defining features of OCD include “intuiting” what is good and bad to keep you safe, and then acting out rituals to either avoid the things your brain has deemed dangerous that moment- or encouraging more of the things your brain has deemed life saving. I was fascinated to read about her experience- as there was so much overlap with my own experience- but also so much difference. In the book, the author recounts her experience with OCD as a highschooler. It prompted me to check out this new young adult book- Obsessed. While talking about our own unique mental illnesses, I realized that while I was diagnosed years ago with OCD- I don’t actually know much about the illness outside of my own experience of it. I was recently talking to one of my coworkers about mental illness- and when they opened up to me about theirs, I felt comfortable and inspired to open up about mine as well.
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