Young people living with OCD experience recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are distressing and interfere with their social lives, relationships, educational functioning and careers. This section will be updated with lots of information, advice and features to help families understand and cope better with their loved one’s OCD. One thing that you may find helpful and interesting to do before you start to fight back against OCD is to complete a brief questionnaire (see the Appendix section). There are a number of exercises in this book that, when done consistently, will lessen the noises raging in your brain.

The Anxiety UK team is very professional and helpful and I was actually recommended by a friend who also had a positive experience with their CBT. This book, written by experts, explains OCD in its many forms in simple terms and the practical steps in how to overcome it.Obsessive worries can be a drain on daily life, but this practical guide, written by three leading Cognitive Behavioural Therapy experts, enables you to make sense of your symptoms, and gives a simple plan to help you conquer OCD. Well organized and relatable, Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD is an indispensable guide to the SPACE program -- a unique, powerful, evidence-based method of treating childhood anxiety.

But when you are in the habit of avoiding the things you fear, the idea of facing them head-on can feel frightening and overwhelming.it makes OCD recovery more accessible and details a lot of concrete steps that (in conjunction with therapy/psychology/psychiatry/meds etc. I think if you had moderate OCD, this could work as a guidebook but honestly I do not know if it would work well on its own. I can't recommend Anxiety UK enough as they were a godsend to me while I waited on my psychology Appointment with NHS which took over a year. After each task they also scheduled a time to sit down and review the tasks, and a time to schedule in something that Chloe could look forward to doing to encourage her to want to continue facing her worries. books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions.