Overcoming Harm Ocd: Mindfulness And Cbt Tools For Coping With Unwanted Violent Thoughts

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Don’t let your thoughts and fears define you. In Overcoming Harm OCD, psychotherapist Jon Hershfield offers powerful cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness tools to help you break free from the pain and self-doubt caused by harm OCD. Do you suffer from violent, unwanted thoughts and a crippling fear of harming others? Are you afraid to seek treatment for fear of being judged? If so, you may have harm OCD—an anxiety disorder associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). First and foremost, you need to know that these thoughts do not define you as a human being. But they can cause a lot of real emotional pain. So, how can you overcome harm OCD and start living a better life? Written by an expert in treating harm OCD, this much-needed book offers a direct and comprehensive explanation of what harm OCD is and how to manage it. You’ll learn why you have unwanted thoughts, how to identify mental compulsions, and find an overview of cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based treatment approaches that can help you reclaim your life. You’ll also find tips for disclosing violent obsessions, finding adequate professional help, and working with loved ones to address harm OCD systemically. And finally, you’ll learn that your thoughts are just thoughts, and that they don’t make you a bad person. If you have harm OCD, it’s time to move past the stigma and start focusing on solutions. This evidence-based guide will help light the way.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 2,018

• Edition: 1

• Pages: 184

• Pages In File: 186

• Language: English

• Topic: 198

• Identifier: 1684031478, 9781684031474

• Asin: B07B92CR9D

• Org File Size: 56,060,181

• Extension: pdf

• Toc: Foreword......Page 14Introduction......Page 16Part 1: Understanding Harm OCD......Page 24Chapter 1: Defining Harm OCD......Page 26Chapter 2: Tools and Techniques......Page 48Part 2: Using the Principles of H.E.A.L. for Different Manifestations of Harm OCD......Page 80Chapter 3: Fear of a Harmful Identity......Page 82Chapter 4: Fear of Harming Others......Page 100Chapter 5: Fear of Self-Harm......Page 116Chapter 6: Fear of Harming Children......Page 132Part 3: The Bigger Picture......Page 148Chapter 7: Harm OCD and Everyone Else......Page 150Chapter 8: Harm OCD and You......Page 164Acknowledgments......Page 174References......Page 177