{"product_id":"puzzled-a-memoir-about-growing-up-with-ocd-9780593615614","title":"Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with Ocd","description":"\u003cb\u003eGrowing up with undiagnosed OCD sure isn't easy, and here Pan Cooke shares his own experiences with that condition in a graphic-novel memoir that is as funny as it is powerfully candid and openhearted.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePan Cooke is ten years old when anxious thoughts begin to take over his brain like pieces of an impossible puzzle. What if he blurts out a swear word while in church? What if he accidentally writes something mean in his classmate's get-well card? What if his friend's racy photo of a supermodel ends up in his own homework and is discovered by his teacher? More and more, he becomes hijacked by fears that can only be calmed through exhausting, time-consuming rituals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePan has no way of knowing that this anxiety puzzle and the stressful attempts to solve it are evidence of a condition called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This is his story of living with and eventually learning about OCD. Told with endearing honesty and humor, \u003ci\u003ePuzzled\u003c\/i\u003e shows the reader the importance of empathy for oneself and those going through something they don't yet understand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePan Cooke is an Irish artist and \"cartoonivist\" residing in Dublin, Ireland. He frequently posts cartoons about social issues on Instagram, where he has a large following, and he has created comics for Amnesty International and Campaign Zero. This memoir is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rocky Pond Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50586173047058,"sku":"9780593615614","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6a33b361-d215-42b8-b775-7310b1bf2df2.jpg?v=1732042353","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/puzzled-a-memoir-about-growing-up-with-ocd-9780593615614","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}