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Passing for Normal

A Memoir of Compulsion

By: Amy S. Wilensky

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Passing for Normal

A Memoir of Compulsion

By: Amy S. Wilensky

A powerful and wise account of a woman’s lifelong struggle with Tourette’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder “Affecting, gripping—no matter what form the reader’s own struggles for acceptance may have taken.”—Elle I am crazy. But maybe I am not. For most of her life, these thoughts plagued Amy Wilensky as her mind lurched and veered in ways she didn’t understand and her body did things she couldn’t control. While she excelled in school and led an otherwise “normal” life, she worried that beneath the surface she was a freak, that there was something irrevocably wrong with her. A powerful witness to her own dysfunction, Wilensky describes the strain it bore on her relationships with the people she thought she knew best: her family, her friends, and herself. Confronting the labels we apply to ourselves and others—compulsive, crazy, out of control—Amy describes her symptoms, diagnosis, and her treatment with courage and a healthy dose of humor, gradually coming to terms with the absurdities of a life beset by irrational behavior. This compelling narrative, by turns tragic and comic, broadly extends our understanding of the wondrously complex human mind, and, with subtlety and grace, challenges our notion of what it is to be “normal.”

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0307765547

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I'm OK, You're My Parents

How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That Works

By: Dale Atkins,Amy S. Wilensky

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I'm OK, You're My Parents

How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That Works

By: Dale Atkins,Amy S. Wilensky

In a recent study, half of all Americans rated their relationship with at least one parent as either "poor" or "terrible," and more than a third felt this way about both parents. As we continue to live longer and the parent-child relationship extends further into adulthood, this problem has reached epidemic proportion. Now, psychologist Dale Atkins presents a step-by-step plan for adults trying to come to terms with parents who are demanding yet generous, infuriating yet lovable -- and entirely human. In I'm OK, You're My Parents, Dr. Atkins applies the same intelligent, no-nonsense approach that's made her a frequent guest on top-rated TV shows and explains how you can radically restructure the longest long-term relationship of your life -- with or without your parents' help. With Atkins as your guide, you'll learn to formulate surefire ways to deal with your parents, become sensitive to their vulnerabilities and sore spots, and seek "points of entry" for what were once awkward or difficult conversations. Her practical, specific advice shows how to effectively set limits on parents' demands for time and attention, set personal boundaries, and untangle stress-inducing financial arrangements, leaving you free to create a sense of yourself as truly independent. I'm OK, You're My Parents will help you leave behind childhood roles and fantasies about what you wish your parents were like and develop a new, empathetic relationship of equals. Drawing on Dr. Atkins's twenty-five years of experience as a relationship expert, the book is a comprehensive, articulate guide for everyone who is desperate to break free of fruitless, frustrating interactions and build a life that they and their parents can live with -- forever. Book jacket.

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Macmillan

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0805073531

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9780805073539

Passing for Normal

A Memoir of Compulsion

By: Amy S. Wilensky

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24/7 (Love Stories)

By: Amy S. Wilensky

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24/7 (Love Stories)

By: Amy S. Wilensky

Dina fell hard for ski instructor Matt Harbison. After an intense week on the slopes, Dina believed Matt's promise that they'd be together again. But that was a year ago. Dina hasn't heard from Matt in months. It doesn't help matters that she and her dad are moving in with her dad's girlfriend, Nancy. Dina is sick over it! Then Dina gets the shock of her life--Nancy's son is Matt!

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Bantam Books for Young Readers

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0553570749

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Passing for Normal

Passing for Normal

I'm OK, You're My Parents

I'm OK, You're My Parents

Passing for Normal

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24/7 (Love Stories)

24/7 (Love Stories)

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