Resolving OCD: Advanced Strategies for Overcoming Obsessional Doubt - Hardcover

by Frederick Aardema (Author)

Break Free from OCD with a Revolutionary Approach

Having laid the groundwork in Resolving OCD: Understanding Your Obsessional Experience, it's time to delve deeper into the heart of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Resolving OCD: Advanced Strategies for Overcoming Obsessional Doubt takes you beyond awareness and into action, equipping you with the tools to break free from the hold of OCD.

Developed by Dr. Frederick Aardema, this guide builds upon the insights from Volume One, offering advanced cognitive and behavioral strategies for real-world application. It goes deep into the core of OCD, helping you address the root cause of obsessional doubt. Whether you are seeking to overcome OCD or a mental health professional looking for effective therapeutic techniques, Volume Two provides you with the tools to move beyond OCD.

This fully interactive official guide and workbook is based on Inference-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), a scientifically validated approach designed specifically for OCD. It brings the principles of I-CBT directly to individuals struggling with OCD in a structured, self-help format, providing clear strategies for breaking free from obsessional doubt and compulsions.

In Resolving OCD: Advanced Strategies for Overcoming Obsessional Doubt, you will explore:

• • Advanced techniques for dismantling obsessional doubts: Address the confusion between imagination and reality that fuels OCD, helping you break free from distorted thinking.
  • Mastering the OCD Trifecta: Learn how to identify and dismantle the three core components of OCD's rigged game, designed to keep you trapped in obsessional thinking.
  • The Five Doorways to Freedom: Discover key strategies for navigating OCD's tricks and unlocking your mind from irrelevant fears and false perceptions.
  • Recognizing and neutralizing the feared possible self: Uncover and disarm the imagined version of yourself that OCD tries to convince you are, removing its influence over your behavior.
  • Breaking free from the "OCD bubble": Learn to recognize the crossover point into OCD's mental space, helping you avoid becoming ensnared in obsessional thoughts and compulsions.
  • Reality-sensing exercises: Reconnect with the present moment and trust your senses, helping you move away from compulsions and overthinking.

Take your next step today with Resolving OCD: Advanced Strategies for Overcoming Obsessional Doubt.

Realization, not confrontation, is the key to your freedom.

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.