Free from OCD
eBook - ePub

Free from OCD

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Free from OCD

About this book

You may not know anyone else who suffers from repetitive "stuck" thoughts and compulsive rituals, but plenty of other teens experience symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): the need to repeatedly wash their hands, check to make sure everything's okay, count possessions, put things in order, or even repeat thoughts over and over. Rituals like these may calm you down when you're feeling stressed or anxious, but you know all too well that the relief is temporary and you'll have to repeat the ritual when you start feeling uneasy again. This cycle can make you feel trapped, but also may seem impossible or even frightening to break.

Free from OCD offers forty easy cognitive behavioral exercises to help you move past your symptoms and live freely and flexibly, without fear. You'll finally be able to stop compulsive thoughts in their tracks and keep them from coming back.

This book helps you learn to:

•Notice when thoughts are based in reality and when they're exaggerated
•Recognize and neutralize situations that trigger your symptoms
•Make friends and feel more confident in social situations
•Use relaxation techniques instead of falling back on your rituals

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Table of contents

  1. contents
  2. A Letter to Teens
  3. A Letter to Parents or Caregivers
  4. 1 recognizing your stuck thoughts and rituals
  5. 2 how do stuck thoughts and rituals affect your life?
  6. 3 imagining yourself free from OCD
  7. 4 tracking your OCD
  8. 5 recognizing your triggers
  9. 6 ranking your symptoms on the stairs of cares
  10. 7 naming your stuck thoughts and rituals
  11. 8 identifying your irrational thoughts
  12. 9 exaggeration or distortion? how to tell
  13. 10 being realistic about distorted and exaggerated thinking
  14. 11 controlling the need for control
  15. 12 looking logically at your stuck thoughts
  16. 13 getting psyched to fight
  17. 14 stop that thought!
  18. 15 arguing with your stuck thoughts
  19. 16 replace that thought!
  20. 17 thinking it till you’re tired of it
  21. 18 don’t be fooled by feelings
  22. 19 conquering your nervous feelings
  23. 20 recognizing your thought loops
  24. 21 how rituals make stuck thoughts worse
  25. 22 standing your ground against rituals
  26. 23 hanging in there with nervous feelings
  27. 24 easing your anxiety with deep breaths
  28. 25 should others help you fight your rituals?
  29. 26 disrupting your rituals
  30. 27 making your rituals impossible
  31. 28 planning to prevent your rituals
  32. 29 don’t do it!
  33. 30 beating your stuck thoughts with exposure
  34. 31 what are you avoiding?
  35. 32 facing your fears in your imagination
  36. 33 ranking situations that make you nervous
  37. 34 making a plan for exposure
  38. 35 exposing yourself
  39. 36 doing what you fear on purpose
  40. 37 handling things that aren’t “just right”
  41. 38 putting it all together
  42. 39 back in the game
  43. 40 the story of your success