Resolving OCD: Understanding Your Obsessional Experience (Volume 1) - Paperback

by Frederick Aardema (Author)

The New Therapy of Reasoning and Imagination

Are you struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and feeling trapped in a cycle of endless doubts and compulsions? While traditional treatments can be effective, they often leave individuals with lingering symptoms or the overwhelming task of confronting their fears head-on. This fully interactive official guide is the first to bring Inference-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) directly to individuals struggling with OCD in a comprehensive, self-help format.

In Resolving OCD: Understanding Your Obsessional Experience, the first volume of this two-part series, you'll embark on a journey to explore how OCD distorts your thinking by blurring the line between imagination and reality. Developed by Dr. Frederick Aardema, this comprehensive guide serves as both a self-help manual and an indispensable resource for therapists, providing practical tools to enhance therapy sessions. Drawing on decades of research and clinical success, it offers a fresh perspective on tackling OCD at its roots-without relying on fear-based confrontations.

In Resolving OCD: Understanding Your Obsessional Experience, you will explore:

• A comprehensive introduction to OCD and its treatment models: Gain insight into how OCD manifests in various forms and discover how I-CBT offers an innovative approach that directly targets its origins.
• Mapping the obsessional sequence: Identify your primary obsessional doubts and how they drive all of your symptoms through a detailed, step-by-step exploration of the outer wheel of OCD.
• Distinguishing everyday doubt from obsessional doubt: Understand how obsessional doubt is fundamentally different from regular uncertainty, and learn how to recognize these doubts.
• Uncovering the obsessional narrative that fuels your OCD: Explore how OCD constructs elaborate stories around your doubts, making them feel real and convincing.
• Creating alternative, non-obsessional narratives: Learn to craft new, balanced narratives that shift your perspective away from OCD's distortions.
• Interactive exercises, handouts, and diagrams: Engage with practical tools designed to help you identify, track, and break the cycle of obsessional thinking.
• Downloadable resources: Access tools that are perfect for both personal use and enhancing therapeutic sessions with your clinician.

Start your journey toward overcoming OCD today with Volume One, and prepare for advanced strategies in Resolving OCD: Advanced Strategies for Overcoming Obsessional Doubts (Volume Two).

Awareness lights the way, and clarity drives the journey forward.

About the Author

Frederick Aardema, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, co-creator of Inference-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), and the author of Resolving OCD. This groundbreaking two-volume series introduces an innovative approach to treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). As a professor, researcher, and seasoned clinician who has treated hundreds of patients, Dr. Aardema has spent nearly three decades advancing I-CBT as a comprehensive solution for OCD, helping both those seeking a fresh perspective and those unresponsive to traditional methods. Through his pioneering work in research, publications, and ongoing clinical trials, Dr. Aardema continues to redefine OCD treatment, offering effective pathways to recovery for individuals around the world.