J.J. Keeler, author of I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands, on tour July 2012

About I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Paragon House (March 1, 2012)

I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands: The Other Side of OCD focuses on harming obsessions (fear of hurting oneself or others), rather than the traditional hand-washing compulsion normally associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and provides a candid look at the daily challenges faced by those who suffer with OCD.

Living with OCD is not for sissies. From her fears of having a bomb in her teddy bear, to her fear of running over innocent pedestrians, to her fear that she may have strangled someone, J.J. Keeler knows what it’s like to suffer from OCD. In her new memoir, I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands, Keeler offers a revealing look at this challenging disease and proves that despite the daily struggle of facing irrational fears, OCD suffers can learn to deal with their demons. An intrepid survivor of a childhood filled with both imaginary and real fears, Keeler develops into a courageous adult who manages to face the depths of her obsessions and shows us how she has learned to live with them.

A fascinating biographical recounting of a life with OCD, I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands also includes recent facts and statistics about the disease, along with a final chapter that lists sixteen strategies for coping with life as an OCD sufferer. I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands is for those with OCD or who love someone with OCD, and for those who would like to learn how to live with the daily challenges of this complex and often devastating mental illness.

About J.J. Keeler

A successful freelance writer, designer of custom children’s books, and muralist, J.J. Keeler has a degree in English Literature from the University of Colorado. In addition to her current work as an artist and freelance writer, Keeler has been a technical writer, greeting card copywriter, and illustrator of coloring and picture books for children. She has produced freelance articles for a number of magazines, including a featured bimonthly column, From the Horse’s Mouth, in Twins Magazine and a comic strip, Greetings from Mars, which ran in the Denver Daily Newspaper. Keeler currently resides in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with her husband, daughter, and five pets.

For more information on J.J. Keeler or I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands, please visit: www.paragonhouse.com or www.amazon.com. You can also follow J.J. on Twitter and Facebook.