Confronting the Bully of OCD: Winning Back Our Freedom One Day at a Time - Softcover

Maran, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974296309 ISBN 13: 9780974296302

Publisher: Fifteenth Street Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Step-by-step techniques obtained by the author during her sessions with a leading OCD specialist in NYC, who also endorsed and prefaced the book. Linda Maran knows firsthand the struggles and challenges of having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,thereby understanding the fears and weariness of other sufferers. Never dry or technical. Full of encouragement, tips and effective methods that work when applied as directed. Excellent for those who cannot obtain or afford the proper treatment for OCD. Also good for a support group setting. The author presents OCD as a harassing bully and shows the reader how to fight back. Her motto: "Don't let OCD bully you!"

About this title

From the Publisher:

Here is a step-by-step method to win back your freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by someone who knows the struggles of having OCD. The author not only shares the effective techniques she has learned in therapy, but also shares what it takes to keep up the courage and determination needed to fully confront this bully-like disorder. The old adage: "it takes one to know one" is surely evident in this extremely helpful book. Readers will be able to identify with the author's own personal account as well as with the strong desire to win back her freedom from the grip of the "bully of OCD." The informative format of the book encourages readers to continue reading chapter by chapter to see what comes next in the many tools offered to gain the upper hand over their OCD symptoms. This is not a "story" about someone who has OCD and how awful it is, but rather a self-help book chock-full of helpful techniques, encouragement, tips and hope. Excellent for those who cannot readily obtain the proper therapy for OCD as well as for OCD support groups. If you have OCD, this book is a solid beginning toward relief.

From the Author:

After suffering from OCD for many years I am extremely grateful for the techniques available today that can now help those of us suffering from this disorder. I am very pleased that I can share with you what I have learned in my therapy sessions. There is no reason why a person with OCD should have to continue to experience intense suffering once armed with the proper tools to fight back. Just as there would be no reason to put up with a menacing bully harrassing us if we had a way to make him or her stop. OCD is like a cunning bully. Take the time to learn how to fight back. Don't let OCD bully you!

About this edition

• Publisher: Fifteenth Street Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0974296309
• ISBN 13: 9780974296302
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144