Break Free from OCD: Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with CBT

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That sort of conclusion, even when it is not yet fully believed, begins to move the needle on how much anxiety controls your life. Taking a deep breath, you redirect your thinking. “No, the germs are not sneaking into my blood system through the pores on my skin. I’ve got to stop being so dramatic. This is a perfectly good goal. I can do five minutes.”

Breaking Free from OCD: A CBT Guide for Young People and

How disgusting. Everyone touches the light switches in the house and who knows where their hands have been.” Some readers will want to learn more about OCD (especially family members) so sometimes books which are more factual about OCD may be helpful. The following books are aimed at health professionals, but are still readable by lay people:

You practice using coping skills for a week or so – long enough that they have become easy to perform.

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This is an excellent self-help book for young people who are suffering from OCD and their families and/or carers but it is also an invaluable resource for clinicians, teachers and other professionals who may be working with children with these difficulties. There are several excellent self-help books for OCD currently available but, as a mental health professional working in this area, I consider this to be one of the best I have come across. One way to try and unwire anxiety from neurotic beliefs is to change the conclusion(s) that attach to these beliefs.The first step is psycho-education (taking a close look at the specific fears one has that are related to OCD). The second step is to build the practical skills that are necessary for successfully facing down these fears. The third and final step is to engage in activities that crush those fears, and replace them with confidence. Would that be terrible? Of course. Did he desire to hurt his parents? Not at all. They had a close, loving and healthy relationship. Had he ever threatened anyone with violence? Never. Did he fantasize about getting revenge on others? Negative.