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Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Updated Edition)

Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Updated Edition)

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  • Author：Jonathan Grayson
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A preeminent psychologist's uniquely successful method of understanding and overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder。

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Rachael Jacobs ，

An excellent and useful book， but not a replacement for ERP and the care of a physician; best and most responsibly used as an adjunct to treatment。

Rachel ，

If you could read one book on treating or self-treating OCD， this is it。 Grayson is so clear， insightful， loads of helpful scripts and treatment planning， and truly clarifies what an OCD sufferer's experience is like。 If you could read one book on treating or self-treating OCD， this is it。 Grayson is so clear， insightful， loads of helpful scripts and treatment planning， and truly clarifies what an OCD sufferer's experience is like。 。。。more

Samantha House ，

Exceptionally helpful。 Refusing to accept uncertainty has been the biggest barrier to recovery for me。 Thanks to this book， I'm much closer。 Exceptionally helpful。 Refusing to accept uncertainty has been the biggest barrier to recovery for me。 Thanks to this book， I'm much closer。 。。。more

Gabriel Relich ，

Solid guide to understanding what OCD is and how to overcome it， both for people who have it and for their friends and family。

Lenny Husen ，

4。5 stars Hard to rate this one but giving it 5 stars because LIFE CHANGING。 This is a book for sufferers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and also has super helpful information about related Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety， Body Dysphormic Disorder， Obsessive Compulsive Personality。 Even if you do not have a "Diorder" but are "merely" Perfectionistic （which is most physicians and successful pre-medical students）， this book is extremely relevant。 I learned a lot about myself and am usin 4。5 stars Hard to rate this one but giving it 5 stars because LIFE CHANGING。 This is a book for sufferers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and also has super helpful information about related Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety， Body Dysphormic Disorder， Obsessive Compulsive Personality。 Even if you do not have a "Diorder" but are "merely" Perfectionistic （which is most physicians and successful pre-medical students）， this book is extremely relevant。 I learned a lot about myself and am using this information to attempt to overcome some obsessive thought patterns of my own and a bad habit or two。 Wish me luck！ This is The Bible for families and friends of sufferers from OCD， to help them understand the disorder， and is The Book for Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists to understand OCD and treat their patients with Exposure and Response Prevention （ERP）。 What was difficult？ Lots of dry checklists and worksheets which are tedious to read through （though no doubt helpful）， and the part about designing your treatment program was hard to visualize。 I think if I were suffering from OCD， I would definitely need a therapist to walk me through it， and I would need medication to control the anxiety while doing ERP。 Great news is that you can control OCD in 15 sessions and once you are done with ERP treatment you can taper off medication。 The best parts for me were Part 1 explaining what OCD is， Part 4 after recovery， and Chapter 13 related disorders to OCD。Some stuff in here is really weird--the things people obsess about are very interesting and to me surprising--and the part about having patients rub hands on a Dumpster and then eating without washing literally blew my mind。 This is part of the treatment--you have to go overboard to stop ritualizing。 I am just so glad there is an effective treatment for this debilitating disorder。 Highly recommend for anyone with an interest in OCD or related disorders for any reason。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

In his manual Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder， guru Dr。 Jonathan Grayson expresses， “In a sense， your rituals show a lack of faith。。。Many of you have focused so much on following rules that you have forgotten to think about the nature of your faith。 If this is important to you， treatment will not only help you overcome OCD but also may help you strengthen your faith。。。I often suggest。。。that they believe in two Gods。。。on the one hand， they have a loving and forgiving God who cares abou In his manual Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder， guru Dr。 Jonathan Grayson expresses， “In a sense， your rituals show a lack of faith。。。Many of you have focused so much on following rules that you have forgotten to think about the nature of your faith。 If this is important to you， treatment will not only help you overcome OCD but also may help you strengthen your faith。。。I often suggest。。。that they believe in two Gods。。。on the one hand， they have a loving and forgiving God who cares about their souls and well-being， and， on the other hand， they have a stern and exacting God who will damn them for the slightest misstep。”Do I， too， worship two gods？ A be ye holy （perfect， clean， pure） therefore as I am holy God and a God who spit on a blind man’s eyes， who wrote in the sand， who shared a drink from the same vessel as an “unclean” Samaritan woman at a well， who was anointed with the perfume and tears of a prostitute， who bathed his friends’ dirt encrusted feet， who inhaled his first breaths from the cradle of a feeding trough and who exhaled his final breath from the nail pierced hands and spear slashed side and thorn crowned brow of the cross， by whose stripes I am healed？ A God who invited the grubby little fingers and feet of children come unto me？ If He was unafraid of contaminating himself with the fingerprints of humanity and unashamed of the scars that remained on His divinity， will I not accept the grace to be holy and wholly unafraid and unashamed that he offers me？ Just know this: when you’re down to your last straw and you’ve come to the end of yourself， God is waiting to surprise you inside a cupboard door。 He holds a box full of straws with which to taste and see that He is good and He is God。 Grayson goes on to affirm the positive use of faith in treatment。 “However， rather than ask for relief， I would suggest something different。 I’m reminded of Terry Anderson， a reporter who was held captive by Iranians during the years Carter was president。 He was held captive for months。 He hadn’t been a religious man prior to his captivity。 During his imprisonment， his captors gave him a Bible。 He read it and overtime developed a deep faith and prayed every day。 In his prayers， he never asked for freedom。 Instead， he simply prayed for the strength to keep his newfound faith。 If religion is important to you， then I would suggest that you pray for the strength to cope with the anxiety that is part of your treatment。。。At least you won’t be praying to be OCDemon。” “Miracles come in many forms， but they are usually unexpected。 The big ones are obvious， but sometimes the important ones aren’t。 Finding treatment can feel like a miracle。 Finding that it can work for you can be a miracle。 And that brings us to the question。 Often to find a miracle， you may have to take a risk， a leap of faith。 Have you taken any such leaps in the past two weeks， and if so what were the results？ Did you experience a small miracle？” God is the ultimate miracle maker， but sometimes He empowers us to walk with Him on the water if we will step out of our comfort boats and fix our eyes on Him in faith！ 。。。more

Tori ，

This book was helpful， but also triggering。 Proceed with caution and be prepared to have lots of exposure therapy shoved down your throat。 You have to really be ready for it。

Amy ，

While I found help through this book， and a lot of peoples' stories also helped me because it made me realize just how pervasive and how many normal people with OCD are out there， overall it was too clinical for me; parts were hard to digest for a layperson like myself。 While I found help through this book， and a lot of peoples' stories also helped me because it made me realize just how pervasive and how many normal people with OCD are out there， overall it was too clinical for me; parts were hard to digest for a layperson like myself。 。。。more

Jessica ，

I'm hoping this book and/or other ocd-related books will help me with fighting this disorder。 I think the best thing for me is to look through the psychology books in the bookstore/library before purchasing any。 I have my own self-help methods， but I need the extra help。 I'm hoping this book and/or other ocd-related books will help me with fighting this disorder。 I think the best thing for me is to look through the psychology books in the bookstore/library before purchasing any。 I have my own self-help methods， but I need the extra help。 。。。more

Ava ，

This book was incredibly helpful and clear and I recommend it to anyone with anxiety issues。

Christine Barber ，

Really really helpful and enlightening！ Helped me tremendously！ It provides knowledge and background to the disorder plus step by step for recovery！ Worth the money and time！！！

Carlos Rendon ，

As someone who does not suffer from OCD but knows people who do， I found that I learned a lot about what OCD actually is and how you can construct a treatment plan for it。 I was also very surprised by the counter-intuitive treatment strategy used to treat it。

Brigette ，

This man knows what he's talking about， and is very compassionate towards those who suffer from OCD。 My copy was borrowed from the library， so I didn't fill out the exercises。 Now， I want to buy it so I can do so！ I highly recommend this book to those who know well the intense battle associated with coping with OCD。 This man knows what he's talking about， and is very compassionate towards those who suffer from OCD。 My copy was borrowed from the library， so I didn't fill out the exercises。 Now， I want to buy it so I can do so！ I highly recommend this book to those who know well the intense battle associated with coping with OCD。 。。。more

K ，

True story: My mother-in-law had just left after a lengthy visit， and I was trying to get back into doing my own housework again。 My mother-in-law is extremely helpful， but putting your house in someone else’s hands always comes at a price as things will not necessarily be done the way you would do them。 Grateful as I was for her help， I found myself growing increasingly irritable as I searched for items that had been “put away” in unexpected places， found hidden dirt in areas she didn’t know to True story: My mother-in-law had just left after a lengthy visit， and I was trying to get back into doing my own housework again。 My mother-in-law is extremely helpful， but putting your house in someone else’s hands always comes at a price as things will not necessarily be done the way you would do them。 Grateful as I was for her help， I found myself growing increasingly irritable as I searched for items that had been “put away” in unexpected places， found hidden dirt in areas she didn’t know to clean， etc。 My mounting inner grumbling finally found a voice when I picked up a bottle of cleanser which had not been closed tightly and it exploded all over me。 “Dammit！” I yelled。 “Why？ Why would someone put this bottle back open？” The student who helps me clean my house approached me a few minutes later and asked me politely if everything was all right。 I sheepishly mumbled an excuse。 It was then that I remembered that “Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” had been lying open on my night table。 Thank G-d， I actually don’t have OCD （my house would surely be a heck of a lot cleaner if I did， so probably my cleaner didn’t jump to the obvious conclusion）。 It is one nasty disease。 As a psychologist new to the field， I picked up this book in an effort to learn more and found it quite informative。 It’s written for laypeople， clear and jargon-free， and seems to make a lot of sense。I remember reading that traditional “talk therapy” is ineffective for OCD but had only vague ideas of what the treatment of choice， “exposure and response prevention，” actually looked like in practice。 “Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder，” after providing helpful information about OCD in general， the role of medication， and other relevant issues， outlines a self-guided program of exposure and response prevention for OCD sufferers。 Needless to say， it’s also quite useful for therapists seeking a road map for helping OCD clients。（The following is a general summary of what I learned from this book。 If you’re not interested in learning about OCD therapy， you may as well stop reading。 If you are seriously interested in learning about and practicing OCD therapy， be forewarned that reading my summary is not a substitute for reading the book。 If you’re mildly curious about OCD therapy but don’t expect to ever try it with a client or on yourself， feel free to read on。）According to the book， therapy for OCD clients consists of three general processes:1。t Deciding to live with uncertainty2。tExposure3。tResponse preventionDeciding to live with uncertainty is the theme that underlies recovering from OCD。 Instead of obsessing and/or ritualizing in an effort to neutralize uncertainty （e。g。， Did I just contaminate myself？ Am I really sure the stove is turned off？）， the goal is to learn how to live with the discomfort that anxiety creates。 Choosing to live with uncertainty means abandoning OCD rituals in favor of making peace with the fact that one can never truly be sure。Exposure begins with the client creating a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking situations that stimulate the urge to ritualize， ranked in order of intensity。 The client also lists the response rituals frequently used that will now be off-limits。 The client then commits to spending 1-2 hours per day engaged in “active exposure，” i。e。， deliberately placing themselves in the feared situations。 The client uses the fear hierarchy to start active exposure with the easier situations and gradually work their way up。 In the beginning， if the deliberate exposure is too scary， they should devote the hour to “safe steps，” i。e。， exposure-related tasks such as writing and listening to therapy scripts （supportive messages about the need to perform exposure tasks） and/or approaching the exposure situation even if they can’t actually enter into it。 Aside from the scheduled active exposure， the client also engages in passive exposure （i。e。， non-avoidance of the anxiety-provoking situation） throughout the day。Response prevention ideally means going whole hog – all rituals should stop once the client commits to following the program。 It’s not usually realistic to go halfway。 If the client is too overwhelmed by stopping all the rituals， though， they can work according to their fear hierarchy and commit to following rituals only in the more feared situations at first， gradually working their way up the hierarchy。 The client uses a variety of tools to prevent themselves from engaging in the compulsive ritual during the exposure situation。 One is therapy scripts that they compose and record for listening to on headphones。 They listen to these scripts as much as possible during the scheduled active exposure sessions， and even throughout the day during passive exposure situations。 They also keep a log of their successes during these sessions， even small ones。 If a client feels overwhelmed and compelled to ritualize， they can use distraction and refocusing – choosing a delay that they are sure they can tolerate， even if it’s only five minutes， and following through on that delay by making sure to engage in some other activity such as listening to their therapy scripts。 Once that delay is over， ideally they should try for another delay; even if this is impossible， they should record their success in delaying this long。 Clients should post helpful reminders around the house， particularly in target areas （e。g。， toothpicks taped to the sink knobs to remind themselves not to compulsively wash their hands; script cards or more subtle “dot” stickers）。 This is very general; the book offers specific guidelines as well for confronting particular feared situations and preventing the accompanying rituals。 The book also offers sample fear hierarchies and therapy scripts to address a variety of different OCD situations。 Finally， the book reviews other diagnoses on the “OCD spectrum” for which the book’s guidelines are relevant although they may need some tweaking （e。g。， generalized anxiety disorder， hypochondriasis） and discusses maintenance once the recovery program has been successful。I highly recommend this book to OCD clients and to their therapists。 You may want to avoid displaying it in potentially embarrassing situations， though。 。。。more

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