Emily Colas
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Emily Colas is an American
author
. Her book Just Checking illustrates her struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
, and the effects it had on her life and family. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan
.
United States
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author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. Her book Just Checking illustrates her struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety, or by a combination of such obsessions and compulsions...
, and the effects it had on her life and family. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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