The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD Quotes

“In addition, because compulsions provide short-term relief from anxiety, they reinforce the obsession’s perceived validity. Each time you respond to an obsession with a compulsion, you confirm the belief that the fear is “dangerous” and repetitively set off the FFF response. Ironically, when you perform a compulsion, you are also more likely to experience the return of that obsession, because the compulsion is a reminder of the obsession itself.”
― Kimberley Quinlan, The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery

“you will come to recognize that having OCD was never your fault and that if you put any human being in your exact situation, they would respond in exactly the way you have in the past.”
― Kimberley Quinlan, The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery

“your obsessions and compulsions are in no way a reflection of your intelligence, worth, or strength and that criticizing yourself makes the O-C cycle stronger and slows down recovery.”
― Kimberley Quinlan, The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery