| Description |
xviii, 268 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Contents |
Obsessive. I am old now, but I wasn't then ; Drown me in the green, violent queen ; Grown-ups don't have nightmares ; Yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy ; City of angels -- Intrusive. Everything is on fire ; Too much momento mori ; Does the dog die? ; Long live the new flesh -- Magical. Do I believe in magic? Sort of ; Zoltar speaks, and so do the stars ; Help! The gorgon Medusa lives behind my fish tank ; Driving towards the end of the world -- Afterword: the world is quiet here. |
| Summary |
"Obsessive was, still is, my natural state, and I never wondered why. I didn't mind, didn't know that other people could feel at peace. I always felt like a raw nerve, but then, I thought that everyone did. Writer and journalist Marianne Eloise was born obsessive. What that means changes day to day, depending on what her brain latches onto: fixations with certain topics, intrusive violent thoughts, looping phrases. Some obsessions have lasted a lifetime, while others will be intense but only last a week or two. Obsessive, Intrusive, Magical Thinking is a culmination of a life spend obsessing, offering a glimpse into Marianne's brain, but also an insight into the lives of others like her. From death to Medusa, to Disneyland to fire, to LA to her dog, the essays explore the intersection of neurodivergence, fixation and disorder, telling the story of one life underpinned and ultimately made whole by obsession." --publisher's website |
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Eloise, Marianne -- Psychology.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Mentally ill -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Neurodiversity.
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| ISBN |
9781785788154 |
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1785788159 |
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