Touch and Go Joe, Updated Edition

A Teen's Experience of OCD

Joe Wells (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2021 | Illustrated edition
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78775-777-6 (ISBN)

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Written from a teenager's perspective, this book talks openly and honestly about what it's like to have OCD. It is packed with great advice and coping mechanisms, but, most of all, a voice that understands. This new edition includes an additional chapter written 16 years on describing where Joe is now, and how he has learned to overcome OCD.

In this down-to-earth, fun and empowering book, Joe Wells talks about his teenage experience of OCD and all the coping mechanisms and treatment options that have worked for him. It's packed full of brilliant, honest advice for others struggling with this disorder, written by someone who understands what it's like to be a teen with OCD. This updated edition with all-new illustrations includes a brand-new chapter written 16 years later, detailing how Joe overcame his disorder and is now a successful comedian.

At age 16, Joe Wells wrote Touch and Go Joe, sharing his experiences living with OCD from the age of 9. Since then, Joe has been working in comedy, in stand-up and writing for the BBC and magazines. Recently, he has been writing about mental health and neurodiversity. 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.

Foreword by Dr. Amita Jassi and Isobel Heyman 7
Acknowledgements 9
What's 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 OCD's
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

Erscheinungsdatum	22.07.2021
Illustrationen	Richy K. Chandler
Vorwort	Isobel Heyman, Amita Jassi
Zusatzinfo	20 b&w cartoons
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	136 x 214 mm
Gewicht	180 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
ISBN-10	1-78775-777-3 / 1787757773
ISBN-13	978-1-78775-777-6 / 9781787757776
Zustand	Neuware