Overcoming Harm OCD, Jon Hershfield
Overcoming Harm OCD, Jon Hershfield
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Overcoming Harm OCD
Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts

Author: Jon Hershfield

Narrator: Sara K. Sheckells

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/21/2019


Synopsis

Don’t let your thoughts and fears define you. In Overcoming Harm OCD, psychotherapist Jon Hershfield offers powerful cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness tools to help you break free from the pain and self-doubt caused by harm OCD.Do you suffer from violent, unwanted thoughts and a crippling fear of harming others? Are you afraid to seek treatment for fear of being judged? If so, you may have harm OCD—an anxiety disorder associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). First and foremost, you need to know that these thoughts do not define you as a human being. But they can cause a lot of real emotional pain. So, how can you overcome harm OCD and start living a better life?Written by an expert in treating harm OCD, this much-needed book offers a direct and comprehensive explanation of what harm OCD is and how to manage it. You’ll learn why you have unwanted thoughts, how to identify mental compulsions, and find an overview of cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based treatment approaches that can help you reclaim your life. You’ll also find tips for disclosing violent obsessions, finding adequate professional help, and working with loved ones to address harm OCD systemically. And finally, you’ll learn that your thoughts are just thoughts, and that they don’t make you a bad person.If you have harm OCD, it’s time to move past the stigma and start focusing on solutions. This evidence-based guide will help light the way.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on March 23, 2023

So, so, so good. Like speaking to a very wise close friend who finally knows what's wrong with you and gently helps you through it, but also thinks it's kind of funny. I was diagnosed with OCD a couple of months ago, and this was such a comfort.......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on March 21, 2019

disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review Jon Hershfield is a really cool guy. Like he's a Jedi master in the OCD therapy world. I remember hearing about him and then seeing him at my first OCDcon. I was starstruck. His book, When a Family Member has OCD, was rec......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 20, 2019

As a therapist who treats clients with OCD, I could not be happier with Hershfield & Grayson's book, Overcoming Harm OCD. I did not actually know until I saw this book, and was granted the ability to read it thanks to Netgalley, that there was a name for this variety of OCD. I certainly knew how it......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on December 02, 2021

Incredibly insightful and helpful to read through. I know I was struggling with invasive thoughts and this helped me understand how to modify my approach to those. It feels impossible to overcome but I promise you can!......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on April 30, 2024

Fantastic resource!!! I will read it again and again!......more