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Living well with OCD : practical strategies for improving your daily life / Jonathan S. Abramowitz.

Summary:

"Over decades, noted authority Jonathan S. Abramowitz has helped thousands of people harness their courage and determination--plus science-based treatment strategies--to overcome obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Yet he has also seen the ripple effects of the disorder in daily life, no matter where an individual is in their recovery journey. This book provides problem-solving strategies and support that people prone to OCD can turn to any time, any place. Short, engaging chapters offer keys to navigating important relationships, structuring everyday routines, enhancing productivity, coping with intrusive thoughts and urges, developing self-compassion, and much more. Including clear steps to follow and downloadable practical tools, Living Well is an ideal stand-alone resource or complement to the author's comprehensive self-help workbook, Getting Over OCD, Second Edition."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781462553761 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: vi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, [2025]
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- 1. Charting a path to living well -- 2. Replacing shame and guilt with self-compassion -- 3. Quieting obsessional fears and doubts -- 4. Riding out compulsive urges -- 5. Taking control of your time -- 6. Finding a balance between privacy and disclosure -- 7. Getting the healthy support you deserve -- 8. Maintaining family harmony -- 9. Thriving in romantic relationships -- 10. Navigating work and school -- 11. Surviving a crisis -- 12. Rethinking treatment.