Because We Are Bad: Ocd And A Girl Lost In Thought
Tags: Lily Bailey

Written with the indelible power of Written with the indelible power ofGirl, Interrupted; Brain on Fire Girl, Interrupted; Brain on Fire; and ; andReasons to Stay Alive Reasons to Stay Alive, a lyrical, poignant memoir by a young woman about her childhood battle with debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder and her hard-won journey to recovery , a lyrical, poignant memoir by a young woman about her childhood battle with debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder and her hard-won journey to recovery As a child, Lily Bailey knew she was bad. By the age of thirteen, 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 correct her wrongdoing. But it was never enough. She had a severe case of obsessive compulsive disorder, and it came with a bizarre twist. Rawly candid, this is a fascinating true story from a startlingly original voice. As a child, Lily Bailey knew she was bad. By the age of thirteen, 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 correct her wrongdoing. But it was never enough. She had a severe case of obsessive compulsive disorder, and it came with a bizarre twist. Rawly candid, this is a fascinating true story from a startlingly original voice.