Description
Foreword by Dr. Amita Jassi and Isobel Heyman 7
Acknowledgements 9
Whats This Book About? 11
Chapter 1. Worrying 13
Chapter 2. Poisoning of the Mind 18
Chapter 3. Only Human 22
Chapter 4. Guilty Mind 31
Chapter 5. Am I Going Mad? 36
Chapter 6. Learning to Count 41
Chapter 7. Keeping My Secret 45
Chapter 8. Learning to Walk the Walk 49
Chapter 9. OCD Abroad 52
Chapter 10. Getting Help 60
Chapter 11. Convincing Myself of OCDs
Irrationality 68
Chapter 12. Challenging 72
Chapter 13. Depression and OCD 78
Chapter 14. Citalopram 83
Chapter 15. The Awful Truth 94
Chapter 16. Getting On With It 99
Chapter 17: 16 Years Later
Epilogue. The 30 20 Diary 105
Appendix 1. Definition of OCD and CBT 110
Appendix 2. OCD Tips and Advice 114
Further Information 121
Index 125
Joe Wells is a 16-year-old student who has recently completed his GCSEs. He suffered from OCD from the age of 9, kept it a secret until age 12, and is now able to talk openly about the condition. Dr Amita Jassi is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorder Service for Children and Young People (South London and Maudsley NHS Trust). She lives in London, UK.