Ocd

Statistics suggest that even with carefully targeted medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy, a substantial percentage of patients do not receive substantial relief from symptoms. It becomes important, then, to develop technologies for long-term self-care and lifestyle management. One such tool is the use of daily meditations, reminders, sayings, and slogans. These reminders can help us to separate ourselves from obsessional thoughts and learn to disbelieve them Like a refreshing slash of cold water, or a friendly tap on the shoulder they remind us that thoughts are just thoughts and need not control our reactions. And meditating on slogans or sayings can also have other benefits: Meditations and affirmations can also act as reminders of skills that one is developing through the exposure and response prevention behavior therapy process. They can reduce feelings of isolation - reminding us that we are not alone in our fight against obsessions and compulsions. They can assist us in generating hope that recovery from OCD is possible and remind us of active steps we can take to better our situation. They can assist us in developing and embracing new perspectives on living without the illusory protection of anxiety reducing rituals. They can assist in keeping a steady pace in the recovery process - a process that is won by continual, gradual progress resulting in very real change in the brain. But most of all slogans, sayings and reminders can assist us in separating ourselves from the lies and deceptions fed to us by our OCD mind. They help us to take a step back and examine our obsessional thoughts in the cold light of day - punching holes in the lies of OCD. With their help we can drive a wedge between the obsessions and our REAL thoughts and beliefs. And so, contained within this small-but-powerful book are dozens of the most helpful sayings that have emerged through thousands of interviews conducted by the OCD Recovery Center. Choose several and carry them in a wallet or purse for ready use when OCD strikes. Post them up in key locations around the house. Say them to yourself quietly as you confront an obsession and struggle to refuse a compulsion. This book is copyrighted, but the sayings contained within are for you to use on your journey of recovery from OCD. Use them freely and where you feel most need.

Statistics suggest that even with carefully targeted medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy, a substantial percentage of patients do not receive substantial relief from symptoms. It becomes important, then, to develop technologies for long-term self-care and lifestyle management. One such tool is the use of daily meditations, reminders, sayings, and slogans. These reminders can help us to separate ourselves from obsessional thoughts and learn to disbelieve them Like a refreshing slash of cold water, or a friendly tap on the shoulder they remind us that thoughts are just thoughts and need not control our reactions. And meditating on slogans or sayings can also have other benefits: Meditations and affirmations can also act as reminders of skills that one is developing through the exposure and response prevention behavior therapy process. They can reduce feelings of isolation - reminding us that we are not alone in our fight against obsessions and compulsions. They can assist us in generating hope that recovery from OCD is possible and remind us of active steps we can take to better our situation. They can assist us in developing and embracing new perspectives on living without the illusory protection of anxiety reducing rituals. They can assist in keeping a steady pace in the recovery process - a process that is won by continual, gradual progress resulting in very real change in the brain. But most of all slogans, sayings and reminders can assist us in separating ourselves from the lies and deceptions fed to us by our OCD mind. They help us to take a step back and examine our obsessional thoughts in the cold light of day - punching holes in the lies of OCD. With their help we can drive a wedge between the obsessions and our REAL thoughts and beliefs. And so, contained within this small-but-powerful book are dozens of the most helpful sayings that have emerged through thousands of interviews conducted by the OCD Recovery Center. Choose several and carry them in a wallet or purse for ready use when OCD strikes. Post them up in key locations around the house. Say them to yourself quietly as you confront an obsession and struggle to refuse a compulsion. This book is copyrighted, but the sayings contained within are for you to use on your journey of recovery from OCD. Use them freely and where you feel most need.

Nogle børn kalder det ’Klister på hjernen’. Som OCD-ramt føler man sig styret af jeg-fremmede tvangstanker og -handlinger. De føles absurde og uvelkomne, og de OCD-ramte kan overvældes af angst og stærkt ubehag, hvis de forsøger at bekæmpe tankerne og handlingerne. Det drejer sig derfor ikke blot om at ’kunne tage sig sammen’, og for pårørende og udenforstående er det svært at forestille sig, hvilke kræfter de OCD-ramte er oppe imod. Bogen er en selvhjælpsbog med et selvstyret program, der bidrager til at frigøre den OCD-ramte for OCD’ens snærende bånd. Den gennemgår den vigtigste og til dato bedst dokumenterede behandling for OCD, som er kognitiv adfærdsterapi (KAT), og hvornår denne kan være hensigtsmæssig at supplere med medikamental behandling, men kommer også ind på den nyeste form for adfærdstearpi ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Bogen falder i fire dele: Del 1: forklaring af OCD, og hvordan lidelsen diagnosticeres Del 2: gennemgang af det sevstyrede program trin for trin Del 3: indføring i forskellige symptomer og former for OCD Del 4: støtte og netværk Bogen øger forståelsen af og indsigten i OCD’ens magt. Den gennemgår de grundlæggende former for OCD: kontroladfærd (tjekking), vaske- og rengøringstvang, ordens- og gentagelsestvang, rene tvangstanker, samlemani og skrupuløsitet. Bogen anviser forslag til og eksempler på, hvordan børn og voksne kan tage kampen op mod tankernes og handlingernes tyranni, når den trænger sig på – hvad enten det er hjemme, i skolen eller på arbejdet. Henvender sig primært til personer med OCD, der ønsker at tage kampen op mod OCD’ens snærende bånd. Derudover psykologer og psykiatere, der ikke har speciale i OCD, samt pårørende, der ønsker at vide mere om OCD og støtte den OCD-ramte.