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The Man Who Couldn't Stop

By: David Adam
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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In this captivating fusion of science and personal memoir, writer David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind. David has suffered from OCD for twenty years, and The Man Who Couldn’t Stop is his honest attempt to understand the condition. At what point does a harmless idea become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts? Drawing on the latest research on the brain, as well as historical accounts of patients and their treatments, this is an audiobook that will challenge the way you think about what is normal, and what is mental illness.

©2014 David Adam (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd Anxiety Disorders Mental Health Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences Health

Critic Reviews

"Superb... A brave and helpful contribution to deepening our understanding of the intricate complexities of mental ill-health." ( The Times)
"Combines a scientific account of OCD from ancient times to the most recent research with passages of tenderly written memoir." ( Telegraph)
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Interesting and informative. Personal and yet scientific. Read this if you want to understand OCD.

Think you know OCD?

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Having OCD, an educational read, albeit confronting. Worthwhile for OCD sufferers and mental health professionals alike.

Confronting. Informative. Real

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

In Psych student studying OCD

What other book might you compare The Man Who Couldn't Stop to, and why?

Don't know of any to compare it with

Have you listened to any of Daniel Philpott’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No I haven't

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

NO I'm studying the book - over a week.

Any additional comments?

Need a readable with audio only big let down for me.

PDF or readable version as well

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this book gives great perspective of what it is like to experience OCD but for me lacked reflective depth around causation and was dismissive of some treatment approaches.

great to understand experience but lacks depth

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A perfect blend of personal reflection, summaries of research and stories of others. I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone suffering from or wanting to understand OCD.

Couldn’t ask for more

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