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Leaving the OCD Circus: Your Big Ticket Out of Having to Control Every Little Thing
Kirsten Pagacz
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Description for Leaving the OCD Circus: Your Big Ticket Out of Having to Control Every Little Thing
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: MMJ; VFJB; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
"It's like the meanest, wildest monkey running around my head, constantly looking for ways to bite me." That was how Kirsten Pagacz described her OCD to her therapist on her first visit back in 1997. She'd been following orders from this mean taskmaster for most of her life, starting at the age of 9 - without knowing it had a name. Initially the tapping and counting and cleaning and ordering (her pencils had to line up perfectly and always be razor sharp) brought her comfort and structure, two things her family life lacked in spades. But the comfort never lasted, ... Read more
"It's like the meanest, wildest monkey running around my head, constantly looking for ways to bite me." That was how Kirsten Pagacz described her OCD to her therapist on her first visit back in 1997. She'd been following orders from this mean taskmaster for most of her life, starting at the age of 9 - without knowing it had a name. Initially the tapping and counting and cleaning and ordering (her pencils had to line up perfectly and always be razor sharp) brought her comfort and structure, two things her family life lacked in spades. But the comfort never lasted, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Conari Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781573246811
SKU
V9781573246811
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Ref
99-15
About Kirsten Pagacz
Kirsten Pagacz is the founder of Retro-A-Go-Go, an online seller of retro kitsch. She suffered from OCD for two decades before discovering that it had a name (and a cure). Before founding her own company, she worked in marketing and sales for a number of Fortune 500 companies. She is a member of the International OCD Foundation and won first ... Read more
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