The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

by Jon Hershfield, Tom Corboy MFT, James Claiborn PhD, ABPP (Foreword by)

Overview

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. And while OCD can have a devastating impact on your life, getting real help can be a challenge.

Combining mindfulness practices with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD offers practical and accessible tools for managing the unwanted thoughts and compulsive urges that are associated with OCD. With this workbook, you will develop present-moment awareness, learn to challenge your own distorted thinking, and stop treating thoughts as threats and feelings as facts.

This fully revised and updated second edition also includes new meditations, information, and chapters on emotional and mental contamination, existential obsessions, false memories, and more.

If you’re ready to take back your life back from OCD—and start living with more joy in the moment—this workbook has everything you need to get started right away.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684035656
Publisher:	New Harbinger Publications
Publication date:	12/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	368,141
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jon Hershfield, MFT, is director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, MD. He specializes in the use of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders. He is author of Overcoming Harm OCD, When a Family Member Has OCD, and The OCD Workbook for Teens, and coauthor of Everyday Mindfulness for OCD.

Tom Corboy, MFT, is executive director of the OCD Center of Los Angeles, which he founded in 1999. He is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in MBCBT for the treatment of OCD and related anxiety-based conditions. In addition to his work with individual clients, he has trained and mentored many postgraduate interns, has presented at numerous conferences held by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), and has facilitated weekly therapy groups for adults with OCD since 1997. You can find out more about him at www.ocdla.com.

Foreword writer James Claiborn, PhD, ABPP, is a psychologist in private practice specializing in OCD and related disorders. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation and has presented internationally on OCD, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and other topics.
Jon Hershfield, MFT, is director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, MD. He specializes in the use of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders. Jon is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation, and is on the faculty of their Behavioral Therapy Training Institute. He is author of Overcoming Harm OCD, When a Family Member Has OCD, and The OCD Workbook for Teens; and coauthor of The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD and Everyday Mindfulness for OCD.

Table of Contents

Foreword writer James Claiborn, PHD, ABPP, is a psychologist in private practice specializing in in OCD and related disorders.

Foreword vii

Introduction 1

Part 1 Mindfulness and OCD

1 The Brain, the Mind, and You 7

2 Mindfulness and Cognitive Therapy 25

3 Mindfulness and Behavioral Therapy 41

4 Mindfulness and Compulsions 59

Part 2 Mindfulness and CBT for Specific Obsessions

5 Acceptance, Assessment, Action 81

6 Contamination OCD 85

7 Responsibility/Checking OCD 99

8 Just Right OCD 109

9 Harm OCD 117

10 Sexual Orientation OCD (HOCD) 129

11 Pedophile OCD (POCD) 141

12 Relationship OCD (ROCD) 153

13 Scrupulosity OCD 165

14 Hyperawareness OCD 177

Part 3 Mindfulness, OCD, and You

15 Sharing Your OCD Experience 189

16 Mindfulness and Staying on Track 197

17 Getting Help 207

Resources 211

References 215

Interviews

Jon Hershfield lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Editorial Reviews

“The authors have succeeded in providing a practical roadmap for people struggling with OCD to incorporate mindfulness into their CBT treatment.For many, this will be the addition that makes all the difference.”
—Diane Davey, RN, MBA, program director, OCD Institute




“The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD is a unique must-have companion to enhance the standard application of ERP treatment for both therapists and individuals living with OCD.The authors’ compassion is evident throughout, and reflects a deep understanding of the suffering that OCD imposes every day.Chapter by chapter, the authors demystify the concepts of mindfulness in a very user-friendly manner.The workbook-style approach allows the reader to mindfully examine the ways in which OCD has formed its hold, and provides concrete exercises for loosening that hold and regaining a life and identity free from OCD.I am excited to recommend this book to my clients and colleagues alike.”
—Kathleen M. Rupertus, PsyD, clinician, The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center, Delaware



“As someone who has benefitted greatly from both cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practice, I am thrilled to see a book showcasing how powerful their pairing can be for those of us with OCD. The practical roadmap Jon Hershfield and Tom Corboy provide here offers turn-by-turn directions to the one place OCD simply can't survive: the present moment!”
—Jeff Bell, author of Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of OCD


“A valuable addition to the self-help library of all OCD sufferers, as well as those who treat OCD!The book presents state-of-the art information for incorporating very effective mindfulness techniques into effective OCD treatment.”
—Lee Baer, PhD, author of Getting Control and The Imp of the Mind, and clinical professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School



“The concept of mindfulness is proving to be an increasingly important concept in dealing with a number of disorders, and this book ably extends it to OCD.It presents a concise and practical approach to this topic, with straightforward easy-to-follow instructions.The skills readers will gain from learning to be fully in the present moment and accepting what is occurring there will surely add a great deal to their efforts at overcoming what is a confusing and painful disorder.”
—Fred Penzel, PhD, psychologist and executive director at Western Suffolk Psychological Services, Huntington, NY



“Although mindfulness plays a critical role in coping with the uncertainties of OCD, practical how-to help for sufferers and clinicians wasn't there.Hershfield and Corboy's workbook masterfully fills this void with details of how to employ mindfulness techniques for all the different ways OCD manifests itself.”
—Jonathan Grayson, PhD, director of the Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center of Philadelphia



“This is a wonderful and very well-written book, full of lively and helpful examples. It will be a huge help to those with OCD and related illnesses. The book gives very useful and practical tools to manage the symptoms of OCD. This is a major contribution that will help patients immensely.”
—Michael A. Jenike, MD, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School



“This is the most comprehensive, straight forward, easy-to-follow treatment manual combining CBT and mindfulness-based techniques. For those who may not have access to treatment providers, The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD will be an excellent resource to help guide and navigate how to overcome their obsessions and compulsions in a succinct, clear manner. By far, the best addition to my resource library and referral list.”
—Robin Zasio, PsyD, LCSW, author of The Hoarder in You and featured doctor on the television show, Hoarders

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