Dr. Fiona ChallacombeVermilion Break Free from OCD: Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with CBT

The single most helpful resource I have ever come across for OCD.My background: I’ve had severe OCD for nearly 10 years now, and have tried multiple courses of therapy over this time, including specific CBT for OCD.Nothing has come close to this book in terms of helpfulness, and I genuinely feel like I’m beginning to turn a corner with my problem. I will be returning to this very often in future and I think this might finally be the key to recovery.

Big thanks to the authors, the book is very good and a big help when you are in dark place because of OCD. Im very glad I bought it. In my experience, it is one of the best self help books for persons suffering from OCD.

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This book should be a must read for every Cognitive Behavioral Therapist in training,and obviously is a must have for ANY OCD sufferer. I thought I would check it out because of one of the authors, Dr. Paul Salkovskis of the UK, is referenced in most OCD books out there and is a pioneer in the treatment of intrusive thoughts and OCD. Thank god I did.Somewhere along the long way, the American style of treating OCD has been completely over run with an almost obsessive focus on habituation and has lost sight of the human condition. To the point that the cognitive facet of cognitive behavioral therapy has been discounted,minimized, and deluded to the extent of it becoming basically just another form of habituation. in other words, on this side of the pond, the "authorities" on OCD will haphazardly point out the cognitive model in treating OCD, but will undermine it at every turn and spout out sayings like "habituation is the only option" The Beckian style of identifying and changing your reactions to hot cognitions, which fuel OCD, takes a back seat, and even worse is discouraged against. This basically ignores how anxiety and the mind work,This book brings you back to the real world and makes it abundantly clear that we as people are completely capable of responding or not responding to any thought that pops into our minds, as we see fit, no matter how compelling or scary the content is. You will learn that is ok to ignore these thoughts, yes I said ignore, no dancing around it. I mention this, because this choice needs to be made clear to sufferers who have been inundated with all kinds of theories at this point, most of which directly contradict themselves when in the heat of battle. And besides, that's how the mind works, you either attend to a thought or you don't, you either make it important or you don't, anything beyond that only brings more undue attention to the faulty process and grants it even higher priority processing status. The authors obviously have a thorough understanding and compassion for all forms of OCD and not just classic washers and checkers. This is without a doubt the best explanation of how OCD manifests itself, how it is maintained. and how it is treated.

Very useful information and easy to read. Provides useful summaries and accessible sense making of OCD