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OCD Workbook For Dummies

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Break free from OCD with practical exercises and evidence-based strategies OCD Workbook For Dummies is your hands-on guide to managing obsessive-compulsive disorder. This easy-to-use workbook gives you the practical exercises, worksheets, and action plans you need to help you identify triggers, challenge distorted thinking, and reclaim... Read More
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Break free from OCD with practical exercises and evidence-based strategies

OCD Workbook For Dummies is your hands-on guide to managing obsessive-compulsive disorder. This easy-to-use workbook gives you the practical exercises, worksheets, and action plans you need to help you identify triggers, challenge distorted thinking, and reclaim your life. Clinical psychologist Laura L. Smith, PhD, shows you effective therapeutic approaches that work in the real world in one accessible format you can start using right away.

OCD Workbook For Dummies delivers step-by-step Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) exercises alongside cognitive restructuring worksheets. You'll find self-assessment tools to uncover your OCD patterns, distress tolerance and mindfulness strategies, and sample treatment plans for contamination, checking, and symmetry concerns. It’s also filled with practical guidance for overcoming obstacles, building support, and preventing relapse. You’ll find:

  • Self-assessment questionnaires that help identify your specific OCD triggers and patterns
  • Step-by-step ERP exercises designed to gradually reduce compulsive behaviours
  • Cognitive restructuring worksheets that challenge and reframe distorted thoughts
  • Mindfulness and distress tolerance techniques drawn from ACT and DBT approaches
  • Customisable treatment plans for contamination fears, checking rituals, symmetry obsessions, and other common OCD presentations

Perfect for people living with OCD who want practical symptom management tools, as well as family members and mental health professionals, OCD Workbook For Dummies combines proven tools from ERP, CBT, ACT, and DBT to help you make real progress today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781394431786

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 November 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

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Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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