The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD Quotes

“An obsession is an unwanted, intrusive thought. This type of thought may present itself as an idea, image, urge, memory, or other internal information, and you experience it as unwanted and distressing. A compulsion is a behavior designed to reduce or avoid the discomfort”
― Jon Hershfield MFT, The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

“experience of OCD is feeling very much out of control of your mind. When you don’t see yourself as separate from your mind, you may feel as if you are doing whatever your mind is doing. That means you not only are being asked to cope with”
― Jon Hershfield, The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy