Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts : : how to Gain Control of Your OCD

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Introduction: Overview of OCD -- Who Are We? -- Will This Book Help You? -- What's Ahead -- Pacing and Timing -- Chapter 1. Our Treatment Approach -- Medication and OCD -- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and OCD -- Same Thought, Different Reaction -- Difference Is in the Interpretation -- What Does CBT Do? -- Behavioral Part -- Chapter 2. Do You Have Obsessions and Compulsions? -- Some Faces of OCD -- What Are Obsessions? -- Repugnant Obsessions -- Are Your Thoughts Obsessions? -- "Normal" Obsessions -- Can Obsessions Turn Ugly? -- Scrupulosity: A Special Case of Religious Obsessions -- Compulsions and Neutralizing -- Examples of Compulsions and Neutralizing -- Thought Control and Avoidance -- Chapter 3. Making of an Obsession -- Why Do You Have Obsessions and Compulsions? -- Engaging Obsessional Thoughts -- Thinking About Thoughts -- Cognitive Behavioral Model -- Treatment Rationale -- Chapter 4. Establishing Your Symptom Profile -- Your Own OCD Symptoms -- Establishing Your Symptom Profile: The Behavioral Component -- Establishing Your Symptom Profile: The Cognitive Component -- Chapter 5. Why Does Your OCD Persist? -- Why Does Your OCD Persist? -- Behavioral Factors -- Chapter 6. Are You Ready to Make Changes? -- Change Can Be Difficult -- Concealment of Obsessions -- Overvalued Ideation -- Concerns About Overcoming OCD -- Addressing Specific Fears and Concerns About Overcoming OCD -- Costs of OCD: Do They Outweigh Your Concerns? -- Weighing and Balancing -- Chapter 7. Paradox of Mental Control -- Attention and Thoughts -- Deliberate Attempts to Control Thoughts -- Research on Mental Control -- Why the Paradox? -- Factors Influencing the Success of Mental Control -- Consequences of Failed Mental Control -- Effectiveness of Mental Control Strategies -- Thwarting the Paradox -- Chapter 8. Overcoming Obsessions with Themes of Harm, Violence, and Sex -- Violent and Sexual Obsessions -- What Are Your Appraisals? -- Thought-Action Fusion -- Making Use of This Information -- Taking the Plunge: Exposure -- Chapter 9. Religious Obsessions and Compulsions -- Religious Diversity -- Does Religion Cause OCD? -- Religious Devotion: How Much Is Too Much? -- Faulty Appraisals and Beliefs -- Challenging Appraisals -- Religious Counseling and OCD Treatment -- Taking the Plunge: Exposure -- Chapter 10. Taking the Risk: Phasing Out Coping Strategies -- Rationale for Phasing Out Coping Strategies -- Taking It One Step at a Time: The Exposure Ladder -- Is It Dangerous to Experience This Level of Distress? -- Doing Exposure Exercises -- Keys to Successful Exposure -- How Tos of Exposure -- Troubleshooting -- Exposure Exercises and Your Family -- Quitting Cold Turkey -- Chapter 11. Maintaining Your Gains -- Reviewing Your Gains -- Strategies for Maintaining Gains -- Managing the Return of Symptoms -- Coping with Stress -- Stress Management.
"We all occasionally think thoughts that are completely out of character. We imagine, for example, that we might swerve our car into oncoming traffic or take the kitchen knife we're using to prepare dinner and use it to harm someone we love. Many of us simply ignore thoughts like these, but some of us return to them again and again in our minds: What if I cause an accident? What if I hurt some I care about?" "If you struggle with violent, unpleasant, or blasphemous thoughts that won't go away no matter how hard you try, this book can help. Obsessive thoughts like these can be symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Whether you have a formal diagnosis of OCD or experience these kinds of thoughts without diagnosis, the safe and effective techniques in this book can help you regain peace of mind." "Your path to control begins with finding out why obsessive thoughts persist and the ways professionals use to treat them. You'll also learn to understand your own obsessive thoughts-what triggers them and what you're already doing to cope with them. Then the book will guide you through a series of safe and controlled exposure exercises that will help you manage obsessive thoughts and limit the effect they have on the quality of your life. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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Help for Obsessive thinking submitted by Angela Argento on August 20, 2020, 3:58pm Excellent self help guide to help teens and adults understand and reduce intrusive thoughts. Would highly recommend