{"product_id":"everything-is-an-emergency-an-ocd-story-in-words-pictures-9780062950079","title":"Everything Is an Emergency: An Ocd Story in Words \u0026 Pictures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A brilliant, honest, necessary book that exposes the intricacies of the human brain while showing us the way creativity and friendship can anchor us. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered if they see the world a little differently.\" -Ada Lim n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e cartoonist illustrates his lifelong struggle with OCD in cartoon vignettes frank and funny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Adam Katzenstein is just trying to live his life, but he keeps getting sidetracked by his over-active, anxious brain. Mundane events like shaking hands or sharing a drink snowball into absolute catastrophes. Jason has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness that compels him to perform rituals in order to protect himself from dangers that don't really exist. He checks, washes, over-thinks, rinse, repeat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe does his best to hide his embarrassing compulsions, and sometimes this even works. He grows up, worries about his first kiss, falls in love with making cartoons, moves to New York City -- which is magical \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e gross, etc. All the while, half his energy goes into living his life, while the other half is devoted to the increasingly ridiculous rituals he's decided to maintain to keep himself from fully short-circuiting, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, he fully short-circuits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt his absolute lowest, Jason finally decides to do the things he's always been told to do to get better: exposure therapy and medication. These are the things that have always freaked him out, and they continue to freak him out. Also, they help him recover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything is an Emergency \u003c\/em\u003eis a comic about all the self-destructive stories someone tells himself, over and over, until they start to seem true. In images surreal, witty, and confessional, Jason shows us that OCD can be funny, even when it feels like it's ruining your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatzenstein, Jason Adam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJASON ADAM KATZENSTEIN\u003c\/strong\u003e is a cartoonist and writer for print and television. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMAD Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and on Cartoon Network. He is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe White Man's Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon\u003c\/em\u003e and the graphic novel \u003cem\u003eCamp Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also a visiting professor at Wesleyan University.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478106444050,"sku":"9780062950079","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_966468fa-30f5-4d13-9304-687febdb0c47.jpg?v=1730283410","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/everything-is-an-emergency-an-ocd-story-in-words-pictures-9780062950079","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}