The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), your obsessive compulsions and time-consuming compulsive behaviors may be keeping you from enjoying life to the fullest. But if you have a habit of avoiding what you fear, facing it head-on can feel scary and overwhelming. This book can help you do just that.

The OCD Workbook has helped thousands of people with OCD break the bonds of pesky OCD symptoms and regain hope for a productive life. Used in hospitals and clinics around the world, this valuable book has been completely revised with the latest evidence-based approaches to understanding and managing OCD. The book offers everyday coping strategies that can be started immediately, as well as self-help techniques that have proven to be effective. Whether you suffer from OCD or a related disorder such as body dysmorphia or trichotillomania, this new edition of the OCD Workbook will guide you on the road to recovery. This new edition of the OCD Workbook is a self-diagnostic tool that can be used by anyone who wants to learn more about OCD.

This new edition will help you identify your symptoms and their severity using self-diagnostic tools; develop and implement recovery strategies using cognitive behavioral self-help tools and techniques; learn about the most effective medications and medical treatments; find the right professional help and access the support you need to recover; and help maintain recovery and prevent future relapse.