By Psychology Today Staff
OCD varies in severity, but if left untreated, it can limit one's ability to function at work, school, or home.
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This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a proven psychological intervention that Marsha M. Linehan developed specifically for the impossible situations of life--and which she and Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz now apply to the unique challenges of cancer for the first time.
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If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have an irrational fear of being contaminated by germs, or obsessively double-check things. You may even feel like a prisoner, trapped with your intrusive thoughts.
If you’ve been diagnosed with OCD, you already understand how your obsessive thoughts, compulsive behavior, and need for rituals can interfere with everyday life. Maybe you’ve already undergone therapy or are in the midst of working with a therapist.
Often, we let worrisome thoughts accelerate into a maelstrom of what-ifs until we're sucked into a vortex of negative thinking. Here, thought leaders like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Brené; Brown, Michael Singer and Eckhart Tolle reveal their secrets to stopping anxiety before it spirals out of control.
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Anxiety can throw off your day in a matter of minutes. Bring yourself back into balance with Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety. These 100 practical meditations equip you to handle your physical and mental responses, no matter when fight-or-flight feelings strike.