Pure-O: How I Met Myself - A Memoir of Obsession, Silence, and Survival (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798218935306)

Joe lived with Pure Obsessional OCD, also known as Pure-O, for most of his life-though it remained a terrifying mystery to him for decades.In this unflinchingly honest memoir, he invites readers inside his mind to witness the relentless cycles of intrusive thoughts, debilitating doubt, and silent mental compulsions that shaped his life from the inside out. With candor, insight, and resilience, he unravels the patterns of obsession that once governed his relationships, identity, and sense of safety. As he confronts agonies no one else could see, something unexpected happens. The struggle for control gives way to understanding-and a life he once believed was impossible begins to emerge.

Pure-O: How I Met Myself is not a guide or a promise of cure. It is a rare, firsthand account of what it feels like to live with an invisible mental illness-and what can happen when awareness finally replaces fear.