{"product_id":"everything-is-an-emergency","title":"Everything Is an Emergency","description":"New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice“A brilliant, honest, necessary book that exposes the\u003cbr\u003eintricacies of the human brain while showing us the way creativity and\u003cbr\u003efriendship can anchor us. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered\u003cbr\u003eif they see the world a little differently.” –Ada LimónA New Yorker cartoonist illustrates his lifelong\u003cbr\u003estruggle with OCD in cartoon vignettes frank and funnyJason Adam Katzenstein is just trying to live his life, but he\u003cbr\u003ekeeps getting sidetracked by his over-active, anxious brain. Mundane events\u003cbr\u003elike shaking hands or sharing a drink snowball into absolute catastrophes.\u003cbr\u003eJason has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness that compels him to\u003cbr\u003eperform rituals in order to protect himself from dangers that don’t really\u003cbr\u003eexist. He checks, washes, over-thinks, rinse, repeat. He does his best to hide his embarrassing compulsions, and\u003cbr\u003esometimes this even works. He grows up, worries about his first kiss, falls in\u003cbr\u003elove with making cartoons, moves to New York City — which is magical and\u003cbr\u003egross, etc. All the while, half his energy goes into living his life, while the\u003cbr\u003eother half is devoted to the increasingly ridiculous rituals he’s decided to\u003cbr\u003emaintain to keep himself from fully short-circuiting, Then, he fully short-circuits. At his absolute lowest, Jason finally decides to do the things\u003cbr\u003ehe’s always been told to do to get better: exposure therapy and medication.\u003cbr\u003eThese are the things that have always freaked him out, and they continue to\u003cbr\u003efreak him out. Also, they help him recover. Everything is an Emergency is a comic about all the self-destructive\u003cbr\u003estories someone tells himself, over and over, until they start to seem true. In\u003cbr\u003eimages surreal, witty, and confessional, Jason shows us that OCD can be funny,\u003cbr\u003eeven when it feels like it’s ruining your life.","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53791145099602,"sku":"9780062950079","price":21.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_63df2f18-9016-47fa-b05f-8d162a07d765.jpg?v=1781806973","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/everything-is-an-emergency","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}