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Obsessed

By: Allison Britz

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Chapter 1 Allison is a normal high school student with friends, sports, and good grades. One night she has a very scary dream that she has brain cancer, which makes her feel anxious and afraid.
Chapter 2 After the dream, Allison becomes convinced she might really have cancer. She starts believing that avoiding cracks in the sidewalk might keep her safe.
Chapter 3 Her fears start getting stronger. She begins making small "rules" in her mind to protect herself from getting sick.
Chapter 4 Allison keeps adding more rules and rituals. These behaviors start taking over more of her daily life.
Chapter 5 Her obsessions become harder to control. She feels stressed and confused but doesn't tell anyone what is happening.
Chapter 6 Allison briefly feels normal, but the obsessive thoughts quickly come back. Everyday objects start to feel dangerous to her.
Chapter 7 Her OCD gets worse, and she begins avoiding things like blue pens because she believes they could make her sick. Her friendships start to suffer.
Chapter 8 School becomes harder because Allison spends so much time worrying and doing rituals.
Chapter 9 Her anxiety becomes extreme. She has panic attacks and believes many objects could cause cancer.
Chapter 10 Her OCD makes her believe that objects around her are dangerous or connected to bad events.
Chapter 11 Allison's appearance and behavior change, and people start noticing something is wrong. She feels embarrassed and isolated.
Chapter 12 Her struggles affect her schoolwork and friendships even more.
Chapter 13 Allison believes her actions can protect her family from getting cancer. Because of this belief, she even chooses to fail important tests.
Chapter 14 Her parents become more concerned about her behavior and health.
Chapter 15 Allison feels trapped by her thoughts and fears, and everyday tasks become overwhelming.
Chapter 16 She visits a doctor because her parents notice changes in her health and behavior.
Chapter 17 Allison continues struggling but begins realizing she may need help.
Chapter 18 A therapist helps her understand that her thoughts might be symptoms of OCD. This is the first step toward getting help.
Chapter 19 Her parents learn more about what she is going through.
Chapter 20 Allison talks honestly with her therapist about her fears and compulsive behaviors.
Chapter 21 She starts learning strategies to face her fears instead of obeying the OCD.
Chapter 22 Her therapist introduces exposure therapy to help her slowly confront the things she fears.
Chapter 23 Allison practices exposure therapy by facing one of her fears-pencils-and learns her anxiety can decrease over time.
Chapter 24 She continues practicing therapy and slowly builds confidence.
Chapter 25 Allison returns to school and starts facing objects that used to scare her. She begins to feel proud of her progress.
Chapter 26 She keeps improving and begins enjoying normal activities again.
Chapter 27 Allison reconnects with friends and notices that many of her fears are becoming weaker.
Chapter 28 She explains her OCD to a friend and feels supported. The book ends with hope as Allison continues recovering and learning to manage OCD.
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