{"product_id":"ocd-nooo-joke-paperback","title":"Ocd: Nooo Joke - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eClyde Rollins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eColin Blackburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the author's \"true-to-life\" existence as he coped with his hourly, 24\/7 war fighting his six decades of Obsessive-Compulsive behaviour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe takes a lighthearted - often - comical approach to this personally and socially crippling and yet unexplained disorder. He gives the reader a realistic glimpse into the life of an OCD sufferer through his own eyes and hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis chronic anxiety goes through living in seven countries, several multiple times, moving ninety times, and still trying to maintain family ties, friendships, and his financial planning career.\u003cp\u003eMy \"Dirty Bomb\" of the mind has followed me around the world through dozens of countries. In airplanes, trains, and buses, in buildings and in nature, there was no environment that was untouched and \"Super Clean\" forever.\u003c\/p\u003eThe global COVID-19 pandemic has made my six decades of OCD cleaning behaviour the new world norm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI believe that the worst possible thing will happen to me if I don't wash or take a shower. I really would be better off dead than alive in a contaminated world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI spent 678 days self-isolating myself when I lived in Incirlik, South Türkiye. I SURVIVED, and so can you.\u003cbr\u003ePhysical and social distancing was my lifestyle since the 1970s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy two-and-a-half to four-hour showers were done in order to cope and to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remember, wash your hands, wash your hands, and wash your hands.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo, \"Bust the Moose,\" and OCD is NOOO JOKE!!!\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924924334238,"sku":"9781777598112","price":47.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/sG_d_BzF0H9781777598112.webp?v=1793829055","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/ocd-nooo-joke-paperback","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}