{"product_id":"because-we-are-bad-ocd-and-a-girl-lost-in-thought-9780993040726","title":"Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lily Bailey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Canbury Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Canbury Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A HEART-RENDING ROLLERCOASTER' (Will Black, author)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe true story of a teenager with a dark obsession. As a child, Lily Bailey knew she was bad. By the age of 13, she had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and leered at the bodies of other children.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Only by performing an exhausting series of secret routines could she correct her wrongdoing. But it was never enough. She had a severe case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - and it came with a bizarre twist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eA psychological page-turner in the tradition of Mark Haddon or Matt Haig. Anyone who wants to know about OCD -- and how to fight back -- should read this book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI laughed, I cried. I could not put this book down. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntensely moving with flashes of black humour, \u003cem\u003eBecause We Are Bad \u003c\/em\u003eis the compelling account of one young woman's experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bailey conveys with complete candour the obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity which began in childhood and engulfed her life, as well as her treatment and eventual recovery. I feel sure that this book will help many sufferers, their families and friends, and mental health professionals to better understand OCD.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e- Rosanna Greenstreet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Guardian writer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOften as chilling as Sylvia Plath's \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e, but also full of so much inner and external turbulence that it reminded me at times of \u003cem\u003eThe Bourne Identity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMemento\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will root for Lily, even when she is attempting to run away from the realities and sometimes authorities chasing her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBecause We Are Bad\u003c\/em\u003e is an intense heartrending roller coaster of a book, and it would make a powerful screenplay. Lily's story will support other sufferers and help those close to them to understand what is happening beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecause We Are Bad\u003c\/em\u003e is the most engaging and well-written account of mental health experiences I have read.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e-- Will Black, author and journalist\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As someone who suffers with OCD, I know how difficult it can be to explain the illness to others. That Lily manages to do so with humour, verve and lucidity is testament to her writing and her formidable honesty.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e-- James Lloyd, writer and OCD sufferer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canbury Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47780411310231,"sku":"9780993040726","price":2392.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780993040726.webp?v=1778045098","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/because-we-are-bad-ocd-and-a-girl-lost-in-thought-9780993040726","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}