num_pages: 221
description: Amy Wilensky was 8 years old when she started to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourettes Syndrome. Her fears and compulsions ranged from an irrational dread of odd numbers, to a love of multiples of six, from denying herself water to needing to touch wood.
language: English
title: Passing for Normal : A Memoir of Compulsion
titlecomplete: Passing for Normal : A Memoir of Compulsion
genres: Autobiography, Medical, Mental Health, Psychology, Biography, Health, Memoir, Coming Of Age, Nonfiction, Mental Illness
ratings_count: 604
publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)