Needing To Know For Sure: A Cbt-based Guide To Overcoming Compulsive Checking And Reassurance Seeking [EPUB]

E-Book Overview

Powerful skills based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you break free from the fear of uncertainty and put a stop to compulsive checking and reassurance seeking. “How do I know I made the right decision?” “What if I’m wrong?” “I need to know for sure.” Do you have thoughts like these—thoughts that cause you to second-guess yourself, and lead to anxiety, stress, and worry? Do you find yourself repeatedly checking your email for no reason, asking others for their opinions about something again and again, or lying awake at night overanalyzing and planning ahead in an attempt to feel less anxious? If so, you probably have a problem with compulsive reassurance seeking. The good news is that you can break free from this “reassurance trap”—this book will show you how. In this unique guide, you’ll find proven-effective tips and tools using CBT to help you tolerate uncertainty, face specific worrying scenarios, and gradually reduce the compulsion to incessantly seek reassurance. Most importantly, you’ll learn to deal with those pesky “doubt attacks” and trust your own judgment. Asking for reassurance is a self-reinforcing behavior—if you do it, you’re less likely to handle stressful situations without needing further reassurance. And so the cycle continues. The CBT skills in this book will help you break this exhausting and painful pattern, so you can build self-confidence and improve your life.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 1 Dec 2019

• Edition: Original retail

• Pages: 192

• Language: English

• Topic: 204

• Identifier: 1684033705,978-1684033706

• Asin: B07MMQ7HRK

• Commentary: “Needing to Know for Sure is a terrific resource for anyone who wants to understand how futile attempts to eliminate uncertainty in life are at the core of any obsession. The authors’ clear expertise in OCD and anxiety is reflected in their believable examples of people trapped in the need to know. The book offers a great variety of tips and tools for abandoning unproductive reassurance and learning that life really is better with doubt.” —Jon Hershfield, MFT, author of Overcoming Harm OCD, and director of The OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore -- Jon Hershfield, MFT

• Color: 1

• Cleaned: 1

• Paginated: 1

• Org File Size: 1,643,662

• Extension: epub

• Tags: Self-Esteem Self-Help