![]() With practice, you'll find that you can change your relationship to anxiety and obsessive thoughts, responding with your own values-based choices, proceeding purposefully toward a life that reflects what matters most to you. Using the five skills in the book-labeling, letting go, acceptance, mindfulness, and proceeding with purpose-you'll learn how to finally break free of the struggle, worrying, and avoidance that keeps you stuck. Grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and written by a renowned ACT and anxiety expert, "Pure O" OCD explains the process of "cognitive fusion" that leads to obsessive thinking, and how efforts to avoid or control our thoughts reinforce the fusion in an unhelpful, positive feedback loop. So, how do you break this obsessive cycle? The efforts to stop or change obsessive thoughts only leads to more anxiety and fear. This can lead to decisions based on fears and compulsions rather than grounded in your values. You can try writing your thoughts down on a piece of paper and letting these negative thoughts flow freely, because they have to go somewhere. Instead, obsessive worry, regret, or uncertainty is accompanied by "hidden" compulsions like reassurance seeking, avoidance, or complex thought rituals. ![]() ![]() Pure obsessional obsessive-compulsive disorder, or "Pure O" OCD, is a subtype of OCD that is characterized by intrusive thoughts, images, or urges without any visible compulsive symptoms. With this unique guide, you'll find the tools you need to get unstuck from obsessive thoughts, overcome fears, feel more grounded, and live a life that truly reflects your values. ![]()
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