daniel_nunes's review against another edition
4.0
I , as many other people, tend to think that being a perfectionist is the same as having OCD, and after reading this, I have never been so wrong. David tells us his story of how a man has to face terrible thoughts that he cannot control or not do without freaking out or getting insane about them, it really is frightening how such people can endure this disease, but at the same time, he gives a message of hope and perseverance through this book, showing that even the most obsessed people can comfrot they biggest fears and live a normal life :) , truly inspiring
readhikerepeat's review against another edition
5.0
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop by David Adam is part memoir and part scientific explanations. Between tales of the author’s personal struggles is the science behind OCD – what it is, what it isn’t, and what common beliefs are completely wrong. I loved it because someone was finally able to articulate how I mentally process things and, even though I already knew that I’m not alone, it’s nice to see it in print in a way that doesn’t glamorize or demonize OCD. This isn’t a guidebook on how to deal with someone with it, but it does shine a light on some extraordinarily on-point aspects of the condition and can be incredibly helpful for anyone living with someone with OCD. Plus, it’ll make you laugh.
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sparker94's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
alizamiriam's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
4.0
I sent this book to my parents six months ago and it really helped them understand my experiences much better, recognize that for me OCD is a serious issue which requires support, and to provide me with some of that support and encouragement. Information wasn’t earth-shattering to me, but a well-written and useful primer on history of OCD, what it is and is not, touches on problems and pitfalls of diagnostic categories and medicalization. Really brave and instructive anecdotes of the author’s own experience living with OCD and his treatment woven throughout that were helpful to my family. In general I wish this book spent more time discussing ERP, so downrating it a but for that. I read this book less to better understand myself but more to better understand how to speak about this with people in my life who don’t experience OCD, and to try and understand how they understand and learn about this admittedly very confusing and difficult to understand experience from the outside.
birdgey's review against another edition
5.0
This book is incredibly informative, hilariously written and a grim reminder of the hellscape those with OCD live in. This book had me in its grip, and the writing was so thorough and entertaining I am not sure that I have ever read anything like it. 10/10 would recommend, whether you suffer with the disorder, know someone who does, or would simply like to be educated.
amandajune97's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
2.0
Okay call me a hater all you want lol but this book just wasn’t what I expected. I love getting inside the mind of someone dealing with mental illness & I thought that’s what I was going to get with this….I was wrong. It’s more so surface level feelings sprinkled in with a bunch of facts. I appreciated what I learned but tbh,,, as someone who’s studied psych for a couple years it wasn’t exactly anything revolutionary. Sorry 😳