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Leaving the OCD Circus

Your Best Ticket out of Having to Control Every Little Thing

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Leaving the OCD Circus

By: Kirsten Pagacz
Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith, Greg Tremblay
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"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 their first session when she was well into her 30s - she'd been following orders from this mean taskmaster for 20 years, without understanding why. Initially the tapping and counting and cleaning and ordering brought her comfort and structure, two things lacking in her family life. But it never lasted; the loathsome self-talk only intensified, and the rituals she had to perform got more bizarre. By high school she was anorexic and a substance abuser - common "shadow syndromes" of OCD. By adulthood she could barely hide her problems and held on to jobs and friends through sheer grit. Help finally came in the form of a miraculously well-timed public service announcement on NPR about OCD. At last her illness had an identity.

Leaving the OCD Circus reveals the story of Pagacz's traumatic childhood and the escalation of her disorder, demonstrating how OCD works to misshape a life from a very young age. It also explains the various tools she used for healing, including meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, yoga, exposure therapy, and medication.

©2016 Kirsten Pagacz (P)2017 Vibrance Press Biographies & Memoirs Compulsive Disorders Mood Disorders Personal Success Psychology Mental Health Physical Exercise Yoga
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Recommend this book to fellow OCD sufferers. Lots to be inspired by. Informative as well as entertaining.

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