Imagine you are in class, and you are listening to the teacher. While you are taking notes, you hear one of your classmates scream obscenities across the room, and when you look up, you notice other classmates twitching and contorting involuntarily. All the while, your teacher keeps talking, like nothing ever happened. This is how Amy’s first meeting went for people who suffered from OCD and Tourette syndrome. The biggest difference is that Amy’s meeting was a catharsis for her, to be around people just like her, seeing how some lived normal lives, with good jobs; while others have a hard time accepting themselves. The book describes Amy’s disease in a new way, she came to understand her ‘tics’ weren’t normal, and the worse the got, the harder it became to hide from her family- especially her father, who looked at her in disgust when she had an episode- and friends.
In my opinion, this book is more interesting than I thought it would be. I like how descriptive Wilensky is, even when describing the most diminutive things. The book also gives an insight into OCD and Tourettes, diseases that aren’t very common. The only thing I don’t like, is how her father treated her when she had an episode, instead of trying to help, he called her crazy, imitated her and even sent her looks of disgust.
So far, the book is exploring Amy’s adventure to accept who she is. After the first meeting, where she meet a filmmaker and a doctor, she understands that she doesn’t have to hide, and that she shouldn’t be ashamed, because it’s not her fault that she has this disease. I think a proper theme to describe this is don’t be concerned with what other people say or think about you. An example, is how inspired she became when she learned that the filmmaker at the meeting didn’t hide like she did, he went out and pursued his dream. She had even seen one of his documentaries, and was surprised to see him among other OCD sufferers.
I think that I will enjoy the rest of this book, not only because it is different, but its inspiring in its own way; teaching people to accept who they are, but not to be hindered by it, but instead, work around it and pursue your dreams.
In my opinion, this book is more interesting than I thought it would be. I like how descriptive Wilensky is, even when describing the most diminutive things. The book also gives an insight into OCD and Tourettes, diseases that aren’t very common. The only thing I don’t like, is how her father treated her when she had an episode, instead of trying to help, he called her crazy, imitated her and even sent her looks of disgust.
So far, the book is exploring Amy’s adventure to accept who she is. After the first meeting, where she meet a filmmaker and a doctor, she understands that she doesn’t have to hide, and that she shouldn’t be ashamed, because it’s not her fault that she has this disease. I think a proper theme to describe this is don’t be concerned with what other people say or think about you. An example, is how inspired she became when she learned that the filmmaker at the meeting didn’t hide like she did, he went out and pursued his dream. She had even seen one of his documentaries, and was surprised to see him among other OCD sufferers.
I think that I will enjoy the rest of this book, not only because it is different, but its inspiring in its own way; teaching people to accept who they are, but not to be hindered by it, but instead, work around it and pursue your dreams.
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