Rewire Your OCD Brain: Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and Fears
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- Author：Catherine M. Pittman
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Rewire the brain processes that cause obsessions and compulsions - and take back your life！
If you’ve ever wondered why you seem to get trapped in an endless cycle of obsessive， compulsive thoughts， you don’t have to wonder anymore。 Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience and evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy （CBT）， 'REWIRE YOUR OCD BRAIN' will show you how and why your brain gets stuck in a loop of obsessive thinking， uncertainty， and worry; and offers the tools you need to short-circuit this response and get your symptoms under control-for good。
Written by clinical psychologist Catherine Pittman and clinical neuropsychologist William Youngs， this groundbreaking book will show how neurological functions in your brain lead to obsessions， compulsions， and anxiety。 You’ll also find tons of proven-effective coping strategies to help you manage your worst symptoms。
The brain is powerful， and the more you work to change the way you respond to obsessive thoughts， the more resilient you’ll become。 If you’re ready to rewire the brain processes that lie at the root of your obsessive thoughts， this book has everything you need to get started today。
©2021 Catherine M。 Pittman， PhD and William H。 Youngs， PhD （P）2021 Tantor
Rewire the brain processes that cause obsessions and compulsions - and take back your life！
If you’ve ever wondered why you seem to get trapped in an endless cycle of obsessive， compulsive thoughts， you don’t have to wonder anymore。 Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience and evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy （CBT）， 'REWIRE YOUR OCD BRAIN' will show you how and why your brain gets stuck in a loop of obsessive thinking， uncertainty， and worry; and offers the tools you need to short-circuit this response and get your symptoms under control-for good。
Written by clinical psychologist Catherine Pittman and clinical neuropsychologist William Youngs， this groundbreaking book will show how neurological functions in your brain lead to obsessions， compulsions， and anxiety。 You’ll also find tons of proven-effective coping strategies to help you manage your worst symptoms。
The brain is powerful， and the more you work to change the way you respond to obsessive thoughts， the more resilient you’ll become。 If you’re ready to rewire the brain processes that lie at the root of your obsessive thoughts， this book has everything you need to get started today。
©2021 Catherine M。 Pittman， PhD and William H。 Youngs， PhD （P）2021 Tantor
Reviews
Madeline
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This is such an important and meaningful read。 For the most part， people associate “organization” and “cleanliness” with OCD。 People don’t understand how this is considered a mental illness， since almost all of what they see in people with OCD is from the outside。 And I was one of those people。 。。。That was until I got diagnosed with OCD a couple months ago。 Although all the symptoms were there since I was seven or eight， I misunderstood this mental illness so much， I never even considered that I This is such an important and meaningful read。 For the most part， people associate “organization” and “cleanliness” with OCD。 People don’t understand how this is considered a mental illness， since almost all of what they see in people with OCD is from the outside。 And I was one of those people。 。。。That was until I got diagnosed with OCD a couple months ago。 Although all the symptoms were there since I was seven or eight， I misunderstood this mental illness so much， I never even considered that I might have it。 OCD is not what it looks like from the outside。。。 it’s not always keeping your locker tidy and organizing your room every week。 It’s like a demon in your head whispering the same stressful thoughts into your head every hour of the day， for months。 A monster convincing you the thoughts are true or will become true if you don’t obey the compulsions。And ever since I was diagnosed， I wondered how that monster formed。。。This book tackled that so well。 I learned so much about my brain and why at times it feels like I have absolutely no control over it。 As an avid-fiction reader， I was surprised at how intrigued I was throughout this whole book。 The brain is amazing， but at times， it’s evil。 And how do you ever conquer over evil when you don’t know why it exists？ Where it exists？ How it formed？ Just acknowledging that the brain， full of power and intelligence， actually makes mistakes， is scary。 The part of the body that is in control over everything you say and do - can lie to you。 It can misinterpret events， emotions， and thoughts， but since it’s your brain， you tend to think it’s more powerful and truthful than the rest of you。 This can happen to anyone with anxiety。 So remember that not everything you think is true。 While I was only a few chapters into this， I wondered why I learned more from reading this book in one night than I had in the last year of life。 There were multiple times that I went “Ohhh，” making sense of why so many of my thoughts and experiences with OCD happen/have happened。 When I picked this back up again this morning， I started spewing off facts about the brain to my sister， and went on for over an hour about the cortex and amygdala， probably looking very well like a know-it-all who looks like she has no idea what she’s talking about。I read well into the afternoon， rarely looking away from the pages。 This helped me so much。 Who knew an ARC of a nonfiction book could make me understand so much about everything that happens in between my ears and others with OCD？ I took away so much from this。。。 And after being in a bad place for the last couple months， I feel inspired to accept the fact that although I can’t have control over every single thought that pops into my brain， I have control over how I react and I have the control to acknowledge that at times， the brain is honestly a lying， dumb， bitch。 And with that， I highly recommend “Rewire Your OCD Brain，” to those who struggle with this tiring mental illness。 You’re not alone， and you’re not an illness 💕💪。 And to those who aren’t directly affected by OCD， I highly encourage you to research OCD & other mental illnesses and help spread awareness。 💗（Please note I decided to include my experience not to receive attention， put down those without OCD， or lessen other’s experiences with mental illnesses。 Thank you to Netgalley for providing a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。） 。。。more
Jennifer
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Rewire Your OCD Brain is a self-help book aimed at helping the reader manage their OCD symptoms。 Focused heavily on the physiological side of OCD， this book includes multiple chapters explaining the functions in the brain that lead to the obsessions and compulsions of OCD。 Rewire Your OCD Brain also includes tips on how to manage each part of the brain that contributes to OCD behaviors， with emphasis in cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention。The content provided in Re Rewire Your OCD Brain is a self-help book aimed at helping the reader manage their OCD symptoms。 Focused heavily on the physiological side of OCD， this book includes multiple chapters explaining the functions in the brain that lead to the obsessions and compulsions of OCD。 Rewire Your OCD Brain also includes tips on how to manage each part of the brain that contributes to OCD behaviors， with emphasis in cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention。The content provided in Rewire Your OCD Brain is incredibly useful。 The chapters that go into detail on the brain functions behind OCD behaviors may seem daunting for anyone looking for a quick read on the subject。 However， this is all very valuable information because when you understand the biological responses behind OCD， it really makes the disorder easier to grasp and helps treatment feel possible。 Backing the treatment suggestions in CBT/ERP is great， and I appreciated that there were sections on how to treat each part of the brain。 I would recommend this book for people dealing with OCD or those wanting to become more familiar with the topic， and I would suggest pairing this book along side an additional workbook-style book。Thanks to Netgalley and New Harbinger Publications， Inc。 for this ARC; this is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Emma
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