The ERP Workbook for OCD: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Break Free From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Overcome Compulsions, Stop Intrusive Though - Hardcover

by Gerard Bishop (Author)

Inside this book you'll uncover����

• The 14+ types of hidden compulsions most people don't recognize as compulsions
• Why checking the lock 5 times creates more doubt than checking once
• The counterintuitive reason contamination fears get worse the more you wash
• How to sit with disturbing thoughts without confessing, analyzing, or avoiding triggers
• The exposure hierarchy mistake that causes people to quit in week one
• Why asking "do I really love them?" destroys the feeling you're trying to confirm
• The 6 self-check questions to know if you've turned ERP into a compulsion (and how to fix it)
• What to do when your partner keeps reassuring you even after you asked them to stop
• How to handle intrusive sexual thoughts without spiraling into self-hatred
• The real reason you can't throw anything away (it's not about the objects)
• Why praying for 3 hours makes you feel further from God, not closer