Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty, Updated Edition - Jonathan Grayson

This volume offers a self-guided version of Grayson's program, a highly personalized treatment that focuses on lasting recovery and relapse prevention. \nNearly six million Americans suffer from the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which can manifest itself in many ways: paralyzing fear of contamination; unmanageable checking rituals; excessive concern with order, symmetry, and counting; and others. \nFreedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder provides Dr. Jonathan Grayson's revolutionary and compassionate program for finally breaking the cycle of overwhelming fear and endless rituals, including: \n \n \n- Self-assessment tests that guide readers in identifying their specific type of OCD and help track their progress in treatment \n- Case studies from Dr. Grayson's revolutionary and profoundly successful treatment program \n- Blueprints for programs tailored to particular manifestations of OCD \n- Previously unexplored manifestations of OCD such as obsessive staring, Relationship OCD (R-OCD), obsessive intolerance of environmental sounds and chewing sounds \n- Therapy scripts to help individuals develop their own therapeutic voice, to motivate themselves to succeed \n- New therapies used in conjunction with exposure techniques \n- Trigger sheets for identifying and planning for obstacles that arise in treatment \n- Information on building a support group \n- And much more \nDemystifying the process of OCD assessment and treatment, this indispensable book helps sufferers make sense of their own compulsions through frank, unflinching self-evaluation, and provides not only the knowledge of how to change--but the courage to do it. \n \n