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A review by mischief_in_the_library
OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydu
4.0
Such is the limitation to my knowledge of OCD (even though I'm halfway to being an actual psychologist) I didn't even connect the OCD in the title to Bea's OCD until it was actually diagnosed a few chapters in. I held off judging whether this was a good book until I read some reviews to determine whether people found this an accurate portrayal of OCD or not - and it seems like they do.
In which case, I think this is an amazing book. Firstly, how it didn't caricature Bea into the sort of person everyone thinks of when they think of OCD - obsessive cleanliness, counting actions, order - and so it was a great insight into what it's actually like to live with this sort of thing. Some of the other reviewers hit it right on the head - reading this raises your own anxiety levels significantly. It's a hard read, at times, but very worth it.
In which case, I think this is an amazing book. Firstly, how it didn't caricature Bea into the sort of person everyone thinks of when they think of OCD - obsessive cleanliness, counting actions, order - and so it was a great insight into what it's actually like to live with this sort of thing. Some of the other reviewers hit it right on the head - reading this raises your own anxiety levels significantly. It's a hard read, at times, but very worth it.