Jennifer Traig's memoir Devil in the Details paints a portrait of a well-meaning Jewish girl and her good-natured parents, and takes a very funny, very sharp look back at growing up with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Recalling the agony of growing up an obsessive-compulsive religious fanatic, Traig fearlessly confesses the most peculiar behavior like tirelessly scrubbing her hands for a full half hour before dinner, feeding her stuffed animals before herself, and washing everything she owned because she thought it was contaminated by pork fumes. Jennifer's childhood mania was the result of her then undiagnosed OCD joining forces with her Hebrew studies-what psychiatrists call scrupulosity While preparing for her bat mitzvah, she was introduced to an entire set of arcane laws and quickly made it her mission to follow them perfectly. Her parents nipped her religious obsession in the bud early on, but as her teen years went by, her natural tendency toward the extreme led her down different paths of adolescent agony and mortification. Years later, Jennifer remembers these scenes with candor and humor. In the bestselling tradition of Running with Scissors and A Girl Named Zippy, Jennifer Traig tells an unforgettable story of youthful obsession.

Jennifer Traig

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Sports Illustrated For Kids

Little, Brown and Company

New York: Little, Brown

1st ed., New York, New York State, 2004

United States, United States of America

1st ed, New York, 2006, ©2004

First Edition, 2004

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subject: Traig, Jennifer; Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Scruples

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Bookmarks:
1. (p1) SCRUPLES
1.1. (p2) Interstitial: A Guide to Proper Hand- Washing Technique
2. (p3) DEVIL IN THE DETAILS: A PRIMER
2.1. (p4) Interstitial: Musical Chairs: A Game
3. (p5) HALF-BREED
3.1. (p6) Interstitial: Photo, Santas Lap, 1974
4. (p7) THE GOOD BOOK
4.1. (p8) Interstitial: My Sister's Room Is the Gateway to Death: A Two-Column Proof
5. (p9) FORBIDDEN FRUIT
5.1. (p10) Interstitial: Skinny Tomato Quiche from the Kosher Gourmet
6. (p11) TODAY I AM A MANIC
6.1. (p12) Interstitial: Global Events for Which I Considered Myself Responsible (a partial listing)
7. (p13) IDLE HANDS
7.1. (p14) Interstitial: Fun Things You Can Make with Kleenex
8. (p15) SUNRISE, SUNSET: THE HOLIDAYS
8.1. (p16) Interstitial: Culturally Inappropriate Gifts I Have Received from Santa Claus
9. (p17) ALL IS VANITY
9.1. (p18) Interstitial: Beauty Tips for Fastidious Girls
10. (p19) ORANGE GIRL
10.1. (p20) Interstitial: Sample SAT Questions for Obsessive - Compulsive Learners
11. (p21) SACRE BLEU
12. (p23) HELL ON WHEELS
13. (p25) SHALOM BAYIT

theme: Traig, Jennifer; Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Scruples

"Being a teenager is hard enough. Jennifer Traig's adolescence took angst to new heights, adding a layer of obsessive-compulsive drama that made ordinary mortifications like bad hairstyles and fashion errors feel like the good parts. Devil in the Details is her unforgettable, hilarious, wrenching account of growing up weird." "Jennifer Traig's adventures in obsession began at the age of twelve, when her religious studies introduced her to a body of rules that she hadn't known existed. This unleashed a level of religiosity completely alien to her upbringing. Psychiatrists call this disorder scrupulosity - her family just called it strange. Fervent prayer was only the beginning. On a given day, Jennifer might be putting all her possessions in the washing machine to cleanse them of the pork fumes emanating from the kitchen. Or clipping the lawn according to Old Testament regulations. Or covering her hair with Kleenex while she maintained her constant state of prayer." "Jennifer's family treated her condition with humor ("Ready for your big casserolectomy, Dr. Traig?" her mother asked as Jennifer scrubbed her hands for thirty minutes before a meal). But her obsessions wore increasingly on her, her family, and her few friends, leading to a crisis that not even joining every single school club, no matter her level of interest, could save her from."--BOOK JACKET.

A woman who suffered from an undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder in her childhood recounts how her overzealous drive for perfection and incessant hand-washing rituals compromised her daily life and strained her relationship with her good-natured parents. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

2023-06-28