Because we are bad : OCD and a girl lost in thought
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New York, NY ; HarperCollins, 2018.
Edition
First Edition
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320 pages ; 24 cm.
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Ruby Sisson Library - NONFICTION
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Published
New York, NY ; HarperCollins, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
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By the age of thirteen, Lily Bailey was convinced she was bad. She had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and ogled the bodies of other children. Only by performing an exhausting series of secret routines could she make up for what shed done. But no matter how intricate or repetitive, no act of penance was ever enough.Beautifully written and astonishingly intimate, Because We Are Bad recounts a childhood consumed by obsessive compulsive disorder. As a child, Bailey created a second personality inside herself-"I" became "we"-to help manifest compulsions that drove every minute of every day of her young life. Now she writes about the forces beneath her skin, and how they ordered, organized, and urged her forward. Lily charts her journey, from checking on her younger sister dozens of times a night, to "normalizing" herself at school among new friends as she grew older, and finally to her young adult years, learning-indeed, breaking through-to make a way for herself in a big, wide world that refuses to stay in check.Charming and raw, harrowing and redemptive, Because We Are Bad is an illuminating and uplifting look into the mind and soul of an extraordinary young woman, and a startling portrait of OCD that allows us to see and understand this condition as never before.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bailey, L. (2018). Because we are bad: OCD and a girl lost in thought (First Edition). HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bailey, Lily. 2018. Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bailey, Lily. Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought HarperCollins, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bailey, Lily. Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought First Edition, HarperCollins, 2018.
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