CBT FOR BETTER LIVING

 OCD​

• Organization: International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)

• Organization: Made of Millions (formerly IntrusiveThoughts.Org)

• BeyondOCD.org

• Book: Freedom from OCD by Jonathan Grayson

• Book: Getting Over OCD, Second Edition: A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life (The Guilford Self-Help Workbook Series) Second Edition by Jonathan S. Abramowitz 

• Book: The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Jon Hershfield 

• Book: Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions by Edna Foa and Reid Wilson

• Book: The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Bruce Hyman and Cherlene Pedri

• Book: The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Jon Hershfield and Tom Corboy

• Articles: OCD Online: List of Pure-O articles by Dr. Steven Phillipson

• Podcast Series: The OCD Stories

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Reid Wilson: Stopping the Noise in your Head

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Steve Hayes: On ACT, OCD and Living a Meaningful Life

  • Podcast Episode: Jon Hershfield: Mindfulness, ERP and Acceptance for OCD

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Jonathan Grayson: Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Jonathan Grayson: OCD, Recovery, Uncertainty and Virtual Camping

  • Podcast Episode: Kimberely Quinlan: Your Anxiety Toolkit

  • Podcast Episode: Kimberely Quinlan: Badass Radical Acceptance for OCD

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz: Getting Over OCD

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz: Living the CBT Lifestyle

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Fred Penzel: Succeeding in Your OCD Treatment

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Edna Foa: The Treatment, Research and History of OCD Recovery

  • Podcast Episode: Dr. Russ Harris: The Happiness Trap

• OCD Peer Support

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Resources for specific common OCD themes:

Harm:

• Book:  Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts by Jon Hershfield MFT

• Podcast: OCD Stories: Jon Hershfield: Overcoming Harm OCD 

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Suicidal: 

• Article: Talking Suicidal OCD with Dr. Steven Phillipson by Lauren O'Shaughnessy

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Religious Scrupulosity:

• Article:  God Forbid​ by Steven J. Phillipson, Ph.D.

 

Perinatal/Postpartum:

• Article: What You Didn’t Expect When Expecting: Intrusive Thoughts in New and Soon-to-Be Parents by Tatyana Mestechkina, Ph.D.

 

Pedophilia:  

• Article: Am I a Monster? An Overview of Common Features, Typical Course, Shame and Treatment of Pedophilia OCD (pOCD) by Jordan Levy, Ph.D.

• Podcast: OCD Stories: Jayme Valdez: Pedophilia Themed OCD

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Relationship:

• Article: I Think it Moved: The understanding and treatment of the obsessional doubt related to sexual orientation and relationship by Steven Phillipson, Ph.D.

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Sexuality:

• Article: I Think it Moved: The understanding and treatment of the obsessional doubt related to sexual orientation and relationship by Steven Phillipson, Ph.D.

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Responsibility:

• Article: Guilt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt​ by Steven Phillipson, Ph.D. & Gene Gold

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Existential:

• Podcast: OCD Stories: Jon Hershfield: Existential Themed OCD

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For Loved Ones of Someone Experiencing OCD

• Book: When a Family Member Has OCD: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Skills to Help Families Affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Jon Hershfield

• Book: The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD: Reclaim Your Life and Help Your Loved On by Jonathan S. Abramowitz

• Podcast Episode: Jon Hershfield: When a Family Member has OCD

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Anxiety

• Organization: Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)

• Book: The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You by Robert Leahy

• Podcast: CBT Radio: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: A Conversation with Drs. Susan Orsillo & Lizabeth Roemer

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Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Book: The Happiness Trap How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT by Russ Harris

• Book: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach

• Book: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

• Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

• TED Talk: Mental Brakes to Avoid Mental Breaks by Steven Hayes

• TED Talk:The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage by Susan David

• TED Talk: The Secret to Self-Control by Jonathan Bricker

• ACT Mindfully: Resources including videos, podcasts, experiential exercise recordings, handouts, etc.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Organization: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

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Trichotillomania and Excoriation

• Organization: TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors​

• Book: Trichotillomania: An ACT-enhanced Behavior Therapy Approach Workbook (Treatments That Work) Workbook by Douglas W Woods and Michael P Twohig

• Book: Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania by Nancy Keuthen

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

• Organization: BDD IOCDF

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Depression

• Organization: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Book: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns

• Book: Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time: The New Behavioral Activation Approach to Getting Your Life Back by Michael Addis and Christopher Martell

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Other

• TED Talk: The Happy Secret to Better Work by Sean Anchor

• TED Talk: The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown

• Book: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

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