The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250083184 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Required reading even if you think you understand OCD.. Did I leave the oven on? Book Club Mom Everyone has intrusive thoughts. Some are outrageous and some are just ordinary, uncomfortable ideas. They cruise through our minds and we process them. Most of us do that successfully. Like that funny feeling we get when we’re on the top of a mountain or a balcony, and can almost feel the jump over the edge. It doesn’t happen, but it enters our minds as a possible scenario. We t. algogood book on the subject, but could have been better written algo41 Adam understands science, both its discoveries and its limitations, and has personal experience as a man plagued by OCD. He is very bright, can write clearly, is often refreshingly informal and brash. He has certain done his research and attacks OCD from every possible angle, from neuroscience to evolutionary psychology; from the psychological traits that make development of OCD more likely,. 1 said good book on the subject, but could have been better written. Adam understands science, both its discoveries and its limitations, and has personal experience as a man plagued by OCD. He is very bright, can write clearly, is often refreshingly informal and brash. He has certain done his research and attacks OCD from every possible angle, from neuroscience to evolutionary psychology; from the psychological traits that make development of OCD more likely,
Adam clearly shows both the devastating impact our thoughts can have when they turn against us, and how science is helping us fight back” Booklist (starred review)“In a wide-reaching discussion that spans the spectrum of obsession, Nature editor David Adam strikes an impressive balance between humor and poignancy, and between entertaining and informing. Adam seamlessly moves between personal stories of his own struggles with OCD and case studies of other people with the disorder while his smooth prose ensures an enjoyable read.” Publishers Weekly“A fascinating study of the living nightmare that is obsessive compulsive disorder David Adam has written one of the best and most readable studies of a mental illness to have emerged in recent years The Man Who Couldn't Stop is a wide-ranging exploration of the illness, looking at possible causes and cures. The Man Who Couldn't Stop is at once a fascinating exploration o
David Adam is a writer and editor at Nature, the world's leading scientific journal. Dr. He has been named feature writer of the year by the Association of British Science Writers, and has reported from Antarctica, the Arctic, China, and the depths of the jungle. Before that he was a spe
Winner of the Medical Journalists’ Association’s Tony Thistlethwaite AwardA Finalist for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science BooksRecipient of the International OCD Foundation’s Illumination AwardWhat might lead a schoolgirl to eat a wall of her house, piece by piece, or a man to die beneath an avalanche of household junk that he and his brother have compulsively hoarded? At what point does a harmless idea, a snowflake in a clear summer sky, become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts?David Adaman editor at Nature and an accomplished science writerhas suf