Description:
Lily knew she was bad. By the age of 13, she had killed someone with a thought and spread untold disease. Only by performing secret routines could she correct her wrongdoing. But it was never enough. The gripping true story of a girl with OCD.
Review Quotes:
'Extremely compelling' - THE GUARDIAN
'It's a fascinating read... Buy the book! Buy the book!' - JO GOOD, BBC RADIO LONDON
'Searing... funny, eloquent and honest' - PSYCHOLOGIES
'A beautifully-rendered memoir' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
WASHINGTON POST REVIEW
'Remarkable... She writes with literary poise and a gift for mordant observation and self-deprecating humor that belie her youth. I hope this book finds a wide readership. It will offer solace to OCD sufferers who will understand that they are not alone and who might gain hope of remission; for other readers, it will provide a harrowing sense of what many OCD sufferers have to endure just to get through the day.'
- SCOTT STOSSEL, WASHINGTON POST, reviewing Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought
HUFFINGTON POST REVIEW
'Often as chilling as Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, but also full of so much inner and external turbulence that it reminded me at times of The Bourne Identity and Memento. Readers will root for Lily, even when she is attempting to run away from the realities - and sometimes authorities - chasing her ... an intense heart-rending roller coaster of a book ... Because We Are Bad is the most engaging and well-written account of mental health experiences I have read and should be on the reading lists of courses for mental health professionals.'
- WILL BLACK, HUFFINGTON POST, reviewing Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought