David Sedaris' "Naked": A Plague of Tics

In "Tics," Sedaris perfectly describes the crushing cruelty of OCD and its social consequences. From a very young age, up until his time in college, Sedaris details how the condition chased him with its absurd demands throughout a good portion of his life. He provides a layman's look into the world of OCD, describing it in the simplest terms possible: he "had to" touch his nose to the doorknob, he "had to" kiss his foot. Sedaris doesn't attempt to provide reason or rationality for the actions, and exposes the silly paradox that all Obsessive Compulsive people are aware of - they know it's stupid to do what they're doing, but they simply have no choice. Because of this, "Tics" is similar to his pieces on drug addiction in his other books. He seems to be very good at providing an outsider view of various internal mental conditions.