Stand Up to OCD!: A CBT Self-Help Guide and Workbook for Teens

Stand up to OCD!

Imagine each person's brain has a captain and crew. For a person struggling with OCD, it's as if OCD has kidnapped the captain and changed the settings in the brain. Luckily there are plenty of tips and skills you can learn to disobey OCD and not do what he tells you. Join David, Riya and Sarah as they find out about how OCD sneaks into their lives and all the tricks you can use to stand up to OCD!

This illustrated CBT self-help guide and workbook is ideal for young people with OCD ages 12-17 years. It gives teens a deeper understanding of how OCD works and how they can carry out their own CBT with the help of the interactive workbook at the back of the book.

Kelly Wood is a clinical psychologist and has 12 years' experience of working in mental health services within the NHS. She currently works for the OCD, BDD and related disorders clinic at the Michael Rutter Centre. She lives in London, UK.

Douglas Fletcher is an animator and illustrator. He lives in London, UK.