Needing to Know for Sure: A CBT-Based Guide to Overcoming Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking

Product Information

Seif, PhD, is cofounder of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), and was a member of its board of directors from 1977 through 1991. This time addressing uncertainty and reassurance seeking in ways in which so many are intimately acquainted. I think it has some valuable points for people, I think it depends on what you're dealing with but I understand what the message is overall. I found this book to be pretty relevant to my life; I've known myself to be a very anxious person but never realized that using techniques geared to coping with OCD might actually be useful to addressing the root of my issues. Many times, the damage our own immune system does in response to a bodily signal is more destructive than the injury or antigen itself.

Needing to Know for Sure: A CBT-Based Guide to Overcomi…

Needing to Know for Sure is a terrific resource for anyone who wants to understand how futile attempts to eliminate uncertainty in life are at the core of any obsession. Allow the worry and distress to be there, expand your awareness so you can take in the rest of the world, and pivot your attention to whatever you’re currently doing or what you would like to be doing. As a recovering perfectionist caught up frequently in worries and anxieties about whether I’m doing the right thing (and always desperate for certainty) this book taught me useful tools and wisdom about how futile that effort is and the value in embracing the creativity, excitement, and growth that accompanies uncertainty. I was afraid of going insane above all else, actually dying was way bellow it on the ladder of my many fears at the time. With their combined seventy-plus years’ experience, Sally and Marty’s style is deeply compassionate and deeply knowledgeable.Breaking the loops is very hard and can be very scary but freedom is so much sweeter than they every could be. I know they will resonate with clients as they read about themselves, feeling both normalized and hopeful.

Needing to Know for Sure | Martin N. Seif | 9781684033706 Needing to Know for Sure | Martin N. Seif | 9781684033706

like a tough teacher who teaches you the value of positivity in your character and world by filling them with the opposite.In the end, if you’re like me and you’ve tried all other different methods, read books but couldn’t see much progress then you should give this book a shot. Living with uncertainty is an inevitable facet of life, and this book explains how learning to embrace it, as opposed to cower from it, is both achievable and rewarding. We learn that, in the face of a threat, attempting to feel safe by resolving doubt is a natural human response. The need to know and control can be so powerful that it sometimes goes off the rails, becoming a serious problem that creates anxiety, stress, and fear.