More than six million Americans have OCD. If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it is likely that your persistent, obsessive thoughts and time-consuming compulsions prevent you from fully enjoying life. But when you are accustomed to avoiding the things you fear, the thought of facing them head-on can be frightening and overwhelming.
Life can be really tough for those suffering from OCD, but here's the good news, with the right knowledge and guidance, you can manage your OCD.
Combining cognitive-behavioral therapy with mindfulness practices and imaginary exposure exercises, this book offers practical and accessible tools to manage the unwanted thoughts and compulsive urges associated with OCD.
You will learn about exposure exercises and strategies to accept your emotions and perform activities which will help you to overcome your compulsions and avoidance behaviors.
This workbook shows that fears, worry and nervousness are a part of life, it will give you the skills to choose how to respond to your obsessions and move towards the stuff that you really care about. Making applying ACT and CBT skills fun, it encourages you to face your fears and live life to the fullest.
Workbook Exercises included
This book contains multiple workbook exercises to better understand yourself and your condition. This book also contains journal so that you can track your progress and not relapse.
The book gives a nice overview of different types of OCD, explaining them in detail with the thoughts and actions associated with the specific disorder. I was surprised at how many different types there are. This book is a good starter point for someone who is interested in informing themselves of the topic. There were questions and workbook activities at the end of the chapters, but I feel that the actual writing in the chapters themselves will prove more beneficial to readers.
This workbook is supportive, clear, and genuinely helpful. It combines CBT, mindfulness, and exposure exercises in a way that feels approachable and empowering. The journaling sections and practical tools make real progress possible. A great resource for anyone learning to manage OCD and reclaim their quality of life.
I am not at all sure how this book was published. The writing is atrocious and the grammatical errors are like nothing I have ever seen in print. Embarrassed to say I spent the time on this book