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FAQs on OCD (Paperback)
Ashley Fulwood, Zoe Wilson; Foreword by Paul Salkovskis
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FOREWORD BY PROFESSOR PAUL SALKOVSKIS - You left the doctor's
surgery before you could ask the things you really wanted to know.
- You've googled your question about OCD and had 75 answers, all
contradicting each other. - You asked your best friend - but they
looked at you strangely. You have so many questions, but no idea
where to start finding the answers. Here they are. In this book
you'll find the definitive, expert responses to all your FAQs: On
OCD. No question is too simple, too embarrassing, too rude or too
offbeat to be included, and each one has been asked by thousands of
people just like you. Will people judge me for my thoughts? Can
hormones make OCD worse? Does anyone ruminate as much as me? All
these questions, and hundreds more, are covered in this short but
powerful, helpful, practical guide to managing your OCD. Read at
your leisure, or dip in and out when you most need the support or
to shine a light on the thoughts and feelings that are making you
uncomfortable or unhappy, and to bring them out of the shadows so
you can understand and accept them.
The business of cognitive therapy is to transform meanings. What
better way to achieve this than through a metaphor? Metaphors
straddle two different domains at once, providing a conceptual
bridge from a problematic interpretation to a fresh new perspective
that can cast one's experiences in a new light. Even the simplest
metaphor can be used again and again with different clients, yet
still achieve the desired effect. One such example is the 'broken
leg' metaphor for depression. Clients with depression are
understandably frustrated with their symptoms. They may often push
themselves to get better or tell themselves that they should be
better by now. As a therapist, it is fair to ask, would the client
be so harsh and demanding on herself after getting a broken leg? A
broken leg needs time to heal and you need to begin to walk on it
gradually as it builds up in strength. "You can't run before you
can walk," and if you try, you are likely to make it worse. For
many clients this simple metaphor is enlightening, changing their
view of their symptoms as a sign of their own laziness and
worthlessness, to a view of them as part of an understandable
illness, that while open to improvement, cannot get better over
night.
This book is the first to show just how metaphors can be used
productively in CBT as an integral part of the treatment. It
describes the use of metaphors for a wide range of problems,
including anxiety and depression, and provides countless examples
of metaphors that have been used by others in CBT. It brings
together in one place hundreds of metaphors that experienced
therapists have used to great success. It will be a valuable
sourcebook for all cognitive behaviour therapists, as well as those
training in CBT.
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