Green, John, 1977-

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October 19, 2017

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For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind

As someone who lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder, novelist John Green sometimes feels like his mind is spiraling uncontrollably.

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Novelist John Green says OCD is like an 'invasive weed' inside his mind

Green's YA novel, Turtles All The Way Down, has been recently adapted to film. Green described living with OCD, and how "one little thought" could take over his mind, in this 2017 interview.

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For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind

Novelist John Green says OCD is like an 'invasive weed' inside his mind

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