\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaggie Lamond Simone details her experience with recovery from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and addiction. Her painful journey provides insight for the thousands of others who similarly cut, starve, pick, drink, pluck, purge, and otherwise hurt themselves in private in order to survive in public. She also explores the issues of substance abuse, anxiety, and depression that commonly occur with OCD.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Lamond Simone\u003c/b\u003e is an award-winning columnist and author. Her first column anthology, \u003ci\u003eFrom Beer to Maternity\u003c/i\u003e, was released in November 2009. She has a black belt in Kenpo karate and a master's degree from the Newhouse School of Public Policy.\u003c/div\u003e
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