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New York Times Book Review Editors'' Choice

“A brilliant, honest, necessary book that exposes the intricacies of the human brain while showing us the way creativity and friendship can anchor us. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered if they see the world a little differently.” -Ada Limón

A New Yorker cartoonist illustrates his lifelong struggle with OCD in cartoon vignettes frank and funny

Jason Adam Katzenstein is just trying to live his life, but he keeps getting sidetracked by his over-active, anxious brain. Mundane events like shaking hands or sharing a drink snowball into absolute catastrophes. Jason has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness that compels him to perform rituals in order to protect himself from dangers that don’t really exist. He checks, washes, over-thinks, rinse, repeat. 

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Everything Is an Emergency

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: 30/06/2020
      ISBN13: 9780062950079, 978-0062950079
      ISBN10: 006295007X
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      Humour Funny cartoons and comic strips Abnormal psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      New York Times Book Review Editors'' Choice

      “A brilliant, honest, necessary book that exposes the intricacies of the human brain while showing us the way creativity and friendship can anchor us. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered if they see the world a little differently.” -Ada Limón

      A New Yorker cartoonist illustrates his lifelong struggle with OCD in cartoon vignettes frank and funny

      Jason Adam Katzenstein is just trying to live his life, but he keeps getting sidetracked by his over-active, anxious brain. Mundane events like shaking hands or sharing a drink snowball into absolute catastrophes. Jason has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness that compels him to perform rituals in order to protect himself from dangers that don’t really exist. He checks, washes, over-thinks, rinse, repeat. 

      He does his best to hide his em

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