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A fantastic book!
I will admit that it took me awhile to get around to this one, but I am glad I finally was able to make the time for it.
I also have OCD but certainly not the extent that the author did, it was really eye opening to see how much further it could progress etc.
It was really well written and interesting, actually the first memoir I have ever read!
Kudos to the author for sharing this story

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. When I first saw it on Netgalley, I thought that it was a fiction book. However, it is actually a memoir. Now, I don't usually read that many memoirs. They usually aren't my cup of tea. There have been a couple of exceptions, like Yes Please by Amy Poehler or Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan, but there aren't many. Therefore, I was a little nervous going into this book. But, as someone who suffers from OCD herself, I wanted to see how the author would portray her struggles. I think I may have even had a little bit more interest in it upon discovering that it was an own voices novel.
Overall, I thought that this novel was brilliant. It took me a bit to get through because of my own experiences with OCD and because the first half was a little slow. However, midway through the novel, it really picked up. It was interesting seeing how someone else dealt with their monster. How she went from having it all together to being obsessed with every little thing. How, at first, it seemed like there was nothing wrong. Just a protective voice in her head telling her things that would save those around her. Seeing her struggle in a way that she had never had to was incredibly interesting and also incredibly heartbreaking. In the end, I think any addition to the discussion about mental illness and OCD is important. Still, I think that Obsessed stands out from the rest.
Overall:
4 stars out of 5
90% out of 100%

This book shattered my perception of OCD.
It's an eye opening, heart pounding, riveting account of what it truly means to be a person suffering from OCD. It's hard to empathize and yet, this book does that. It sucked me into the Britz's shoes and opens my eyes to the level of obsession I never knew existed.
The story follows Britz in her Sophomore year of High school, where she's a straight A student. In the blink of an eye, she develops obsessions with avoiding cracks and counting steps. This becomes the landslide point into other obsessions and compulsions that change her life forever.

It's heart breaking because you see how desperate and out of control she is and you're experiencing that with her. Ultimately, I loved this book because it was so honest and raw. It was slightly repetitive but the overall story made up for that.

I read about 60% of this book but did not finish for two main reasons: 1) the first half of the book was poorly paced and laborious; 2) reading the first half of the book was emotionally exhausting for me with absolutely no relief. I made a little past when she's diagnosed, and found it frustrating as a reader that the book took so long to get to that part. I do know this is a memoir and appreciate the courage it took for Britz to write the book, and always love to see honest accounts of mental health, but because the symptom development was so drawn out I found it feeling unrealistic even though I knew it was a true account. For those more resilient to half a book of emotional hardship with no relief and who are extremely interested in OCD, I think this is a well-written and clearly accurate book. However, this wasn't for me. Because most of my issues with the book, I think, are more personal to me, I am rating this book 3 stars because the actual prose was really lovely.