Dictatorship - My teenage war with OCD by Rebecca Ryan
This book is an inspiring true story of a teenage girl named Rebecca Ryan from Clare and her long battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She first felt symptoms of OCD at the age of four and was diagnosed at the age of twelve.
This book brilliantly portrays the reality of OCD compared to the way people tend to use the name. OCD is a disorder that affects people's lives in many ways rather than simply being slightly irritated by any image on the Internet. It shows that you can't simply "be a little bit OCD" as I've heard so many people claim. In her book Rebecca talks about how OCD changed her life to the point she had to climb out of her home through the window. She spent many days home from school simply because she was unable to leave the house and spent classes and school not paying any attention because she would get distracted by all the triggers in the room. She was afraid of many everyday things such as the colour blue or the number four. There were months where she barely left her room because her OCD prevented her doing so.
This book brilliantly explains what OCD is and how it can affect the lives of those who live with it and their families. I can honestly say I adored this book and read it in only a few days. Although I am generally more of a fiction fan I found this book incredibly immersive, educational and captivating. Everyone I know who's read it has said they found it so difficult to put down and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Aislinn Hickey
This book is an inspiring true story of a teenage girl named Rebecca Ryan from Clare and her long battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She first felt symptoms of OCD at the age of four and was diagnosed at the age of twelve.
This book brilliantly portrays the reality of OCD compared to the way people tend to use the name. OCD is a disorder that affects people's lives in many ways rather than simply being slightly irritated by any image on the Internet. It shows that you can't simply "be a little bit OCD" as I've heard so many people claim. In her book Rebecca talks about how OCD changed her life to the point she had to climb out of her home through the window. She spent many days home from school simply because she was unable to leave the house and spent classes and school not paying any attention because she would get distracted by all the triggers in the room. She was afraid of many everyday things such as the colour blue or the number four. There were months where she barely left her room because her OCD prevented her doing so.
This book brilliantly explains what OCD is and how it can affect the lives of those who live with it and their families. I can honestly say I adored this book and read it in only a few days. Although I am generally more of a fiction fan I found this book incredibly immersive, educational and captivating. Everyone I know who's read it has said they found it so difficult to put down and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Aislinn Hickey
