29 Books like Relationship OCD

Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

by Jonathan Grayson • 2003

OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.

4.30

552

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Acceptance

Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary

Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 97%

OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.

by Jonathan Grayson 2003

4.30

552 ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Acceptance

Overcoming Harm OCD

by Jon Hershfield MFT • 2018

A practical four-part framework to stop the shame spiral triggered by unwanted violent thoughts.

4.54

155

🧠 Ocd Treatment 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🪜 Exposure Therapy ❤️ Self-Compassion 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Overcoming Harm OCD 97%

A practical four-part framework to stop the shame spiral triggered by unwanted violent thoughts.

by Jon Hershfield MFT 2018

4.54

155 ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🪜 Exposure Therapy ❤️ Self-Compassion 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

"Pure O" OCD

by Chad Lejeune • 2023

When thoughts get sticky, fighting them makes it worse. Five steps for stepping back instead.

4.29

616

🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Ocd Recovery 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Clinical Psychology

"Pure O" OCD 97%

When thoughts get sticky, fighting them makes it worse. Five steps for stepping back instead.

by Chad Lejeune 2023

4.29

616 ratings

🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Ocd Recovery 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Clinical Psychology

Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing!

by Edna B. Foa • 1991

OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.

3.89

310

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🛋️ Cbt 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Thought Acceptance

Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing! 96%

OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.

by Edna B. Foa 1991

3.89

310 ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🛋️ Cbt 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Thought Acceptance

OCD For Dummies

by Laura L. Smith • 2022

How OCD tricks you into feeding the fear, and the counterintuitive method that breaks the loop.

3.68

🧠 Ocd 🔬 Exposure Therapy 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness For Anxiety 💭 Intrusive Thoughts

OCD For Dummies 96%

How OCD tricks you into feeding the fear, and the counterintuitive method that breaks the loop.

by Laura L. Smith 2022

3.68

34 ratings

🧠 Ocd 🔬 Exposure Therapy 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness For Anxiety 💭 Intrusive Thoughts

Needing to Know for Sure

by Martin N. Seif • 2019

Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.

4.34

1k+

🧠 Anxiety Disorders 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Intolerance 🌊 Worry Management

Needing to Know for Sure 96%

Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.

by Martin N. Seif 2019

4.34

1k+ ratings

🧠 Anxiety Disorders 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Intolerance 🌊 Worry Management

Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy

by Zachary Stockill • 2013

Your partner's past keeps looping. More questions tighten the spiral. Break it from the inside.

4.07

282

😤 Jealousy 🌀 Intrusive Thoughts 💔 Relationship Anxiety 🧘 Mindfulness Practices 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy 96%

Your partner's past keeps looping. More questions tighten the spiral. Break it from the inside.

by Zachary Stockill 2013

4.07

282 ratings

😤 Jealousy 🌀 Intrusive Thoughts 💔 Relationship Anxiety 🧘 Mindfulness Practices 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Imp of the Mind

by Lee Baer • 2001

Your intrusive thoughts horrify you. That horror is the clinical proof you are not dangerous.

4.14

1k+

🧠 Intrusive Thoughts 💭 Cognitive Therapy 🎢 Exposure Therapy 🚫 Thought Suppression 🙏 Scrupulosity

The Imp of the Mind 96%

Your intrusive thoughts horrify you. That horror is the clinical proof you are not dangerous.

by Lee Baer 2001

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧠 Intrusive Thoughts 💭 Cognitive Therapy 🎢 Exposure Therapy 🚫 Thought Suppression 🙏 Scrupulosity

The Worry Trap

by Chad Lejeune • 2007

Stop wrestling with your worries. The acceptance-based method for stepping out of the trap.

3.97

233

🎭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 😟 Anxiety Management 💭 Worry And Rumination 🧠 Cognitive Defusion 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Worry Trap 96%

Stop wrestling with your worries. The acceptance-based method for stepping out of the trap.

by Chad Lejeune 2007

3.97

233 ratings

🎭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 😟 Anxiety Management 💭 Worry And Rumination 🧠 Cognitive Defusion 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Stopping the Noise in Your Head

by R. Reid Wilson • 2016

Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.

4.02

496

🧠 Anxiety Management 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Self-Talk 🎯 Distress Tolerance 🤞 Uncertainty Tolerance

Stopping the Noise in Your Head 96%

Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.

by R. Reid Wilson 2016

4.02

496 ratings

🧠 Anxiety Management 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Self-Talk 🎯 Distress Tolerance 🤞 Uncertainty Tolerance

And How Does That Make You Feel?

by Joshua Fletcher • 2024

Inside the room: anxiety is a false alarm, your therapist is a person, and connection is the cure.

4.16

4k+

🛋️ Therapy Demystified 😰 Anxiety Disorders 😱 Panic Attacks 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔁 Ocd Treatment

And How Does That Make You Feel? Summary

And How Does That Make You Feel? 96%

Inside the room: anxiety is a false alarm, your therapist is a person, and connection is the cure.

by Joshua Fletcher 2024

4.16

4k+ ratings

🛋️ Therapy Demystified 😰 Anxiety Disorders 😱 Panic Attacks 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔁 Ocd Treatment

Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 1996

OCD is a brain circuit stuck on false alarm. The UCLA fix: fifteen minutes of active redirection.

4.01

3k+

🧠 Ocd Treatment 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🗺️ Self-Directed Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness For Ocd 🧪 Brain Plasticity

Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition Summary

Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition 95%

OCD is a brain circuit stuck on false alarm. The UCLA fix: fifteen minutes of active redirection.

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 1996

4.01

3k+ ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🗺️ Self-Directed Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness For Ocd 🧪 Brain Plasticity

Don't Feed the Monkey Mind

by Jennifer Shannon • 2017

Your go-to anxiety fixes are its fuel. How to starve the loop for good.

4.07

2k+

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness For Anxiety 🧭 Values-Based Living

Don't Feed the Monkey Mind 95%

Your go-to anxiety fixes are its fuel. How to starve the loop for good.

by Jennifer Shannon 2017

4.07

2k+ ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness For Anxiety 🧭 Values-Based Living

Love Me, Don't Leave Me

by Michelle Skeen • 2014

Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.

3.90

1k+

🧩 Abandonment Recovery 🧠 Schema Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 👶 Inner Child Work 🌊 Emotional Tolerance

Love Me, Don't Leave Me 95%

Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.

by Michelle Skeen 2014

3.90

1k+ ratings

🧩 Abandonment Recovery 🧠 Schema Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 👶 Inner Child Work 🌊 Emotional Tolerance

Rewire Your OCD Brain

by Catherine M. Pittman • 2021

Your brain's threat detector is stuck on alert. Retrain it so obsessive thoughts lose power.

4.17

461

🔁 Ocd Recovery 🧠 Amygdala And Anxiety 🚪 Exposure Therapy 🧩 Cognitive Restructuring 🧘 Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Rewire Your OCD Brain 95%

Your brain's threat detector is stuck on alert. Retrain it so obsessive thoughts lose power.

by Catherine M. Pittman 2021

4.17

461 ratings

🔁 Ocd Recovery 🧠 Amygdala And Anxiety 🚪 Exposure Therapy 🧩 Cognitive Restructuring 🧘 Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Thriving with Anxiety

by David H. Rosmarin • 2023

Anxiety reveals what you value most. The real problem isn't the feeling; it's avoiding it.

4.05

314

😰 Anxiety Management 🔄 Reframing Anxiety 🤲 Emotional Acceptance 💗 Self-Compassion 🪜 Exposure Therapy

Thriving with Anxiety 95%

Anxiety reveals what you value most. The real problem isn't the feeling; it's avoiding it.

by David H. Rosmarin 2023

4.05

314 ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🔄 Reframing Anxiety 🤲 Emotional Acceptance 💗 Self-Compassion 🪜 Exposure Therapy

You Are Not a Rock

by Mark Freeman • 2018

The path to mental health is feeling, not numbing. A step-by-step guide to accepting discomfort.

4.32

524

🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔁 Compulsive Behavior 😰 Anxiety Management 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🧭 Values-Based Living

You Are Not a Rock 95%

The path to mental health is feeling, not numbing. A step-by-step guide to accepting discomfort.

by Mark Freeman 2018

4.32

524 ratings

🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔁 Compulsive Behavior 😰 Anxiety Management 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🧭 Values-Based Living

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

by Tamar E. Chansky • 2000

What to do when your child's brain gets stuck on repeat: a parent's roadmap through OCD.

4.20

216

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Guides 🧰 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Summary

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 95%

What to do when your child's brain gets stuck on repeat: a parent's roadmap through OCD.

by Tamar E. Chansky 2000

4.20

216 ratings

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Guides 🧰 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You

by Albert Ellis • 2016

Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.

3.78

696

😰 Anxiety Management 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ❓ Irrational Beliefs ❤️ Self-Acceptance 🪜 Exposure Therapy

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You Summary

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You 95%

Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.

by Albert Ellis 2016

3.78

696 ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ❓ Irrational Beliefs ❤️ Self-Acceptance 🪜 Exposure Therapy

Anxious in Love

by Carolyn Daitch • 2012

Anxiety fills the space between you. Practical tools to calm yourself and turn toward your partner.

3.55

255

💕 Romantic Relationships 😰 Anxiety Management 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💑 Couples Therapy

Anxious in Love 95%

Anxiety fills the space between you. Practical tools to calm yourself and turn toward your partner.

by Carolyn Daitch 2012

3.55

255 ratings

💕 Romantic Relationships 😰 Anxiety Management 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💑 Couples Therapy

The Worry Cure

by Robert L. Leahy • 2005

You worry because you believe it protects you. Break that belief and the cycle collapses.

3.92

2k+

😰 Worry Management 🧘 Anxiety Treatment 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Worry Cure 95%

You worry because you believe it protects you. Break that belief and the cycle collapses.

by Robert L. Leahy 2005

3.92

2k+ ratings

😰 Worry Management 🧘 Anxiety Treatment 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Anxiety Toolkit

by Alice Boyes • 2015

The thinking habits that turn everyday anxiety into a stalled life, and how to interrupt them.

3.89

2k+

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion 🤔 Overthinking

The Anxiety Toolkit 95%

The thinking habits that turn everyday anxiety into a stalled life, and how to interrupt them.

by Alice Boyes 2015

3.89

2k+ ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion 🤔 Overthinking

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

by Olivia Telford • 2020

CBT techniques that break the loops keeping you anxious, stuck, and self-critical.

3.77

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🔄 Behavioral Change 😰 Anxiety Relief ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 95%

CBT techniques that break the loops keeping you anxious, stuck, and self-critical.

by Olivia Telford 2020

3.77

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🔄 Behavioral Change 😰 Anxiety Relief ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Stop Avoiding Stuff

by Matthew S. Boone • 2020

25 microskills from acceptance therapy: act on what matters when every instinct says hide.

3.84

190

🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🚫 Avoidance Patterns 💗 Emotional Acceptance 🧭 Values Based Living 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Stop Avoiding Stuff 95%

25 microskills from acceptance therapy: act on what matters when every instinct says hide.

by Matthew S. Boone 2020

3.84

190 ratings

🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🚫 Avoidance Patterns 💗 Emotional Acceptance 🧭 Values Based Living 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Anxiety Free

by Robert L. Leahy • 2009

Anxiety isn't a flaw; it's an outdated survival program. The clinical guide to updating it.

4.22

661

🧠 Anxiety Disorders 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness

Anxiety Free 95%

Anxiety isn't a flaw; it's an outdated survival program. The clinical guide to updating it.

by Robert L. Leahy 2009

4.22

661 ratings

🧠 Anxiety Disorders 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness

The Solution To Social Anxiety

by Aziz Gazipura • 2013

One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.

4.11

843

🫣 Social Anxiety 💛 Self-Compassion 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🚪 Fear Of Rejection

The Solution To Social Anxiety 95%

One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.

by Aziz Gazipura 2013

4.11

843 ratings

🫣 Social Anxiety 💛 Self-Compassion 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🚪 Fear Of Rejection

Overthinking About You

by Allison Raskin • 2022

Dating when your brain works against you: separating disorder from self and finding love that lasts.

3.91

2k+

💚 Dating And Mental Health 😰 Relationship Anxiety 🧠 Intrusive Thoughts 🎯 Emotional Regulation 💕 Sexual Intimacy

Overthinking About You 95%

Dating when your brain works against you: separating disorder from self and finding love that lasts.

by Allison Raskin 2022

3.91

2k+ ratings

💚 Dating And Mental Health 😰 Relationship Anxiety 🧠 Intrusive Thoughts 🎯 Emotional Regulation 💕 Sexual Intimacy

The Wisdom of Anxiety

by Sheryl Paul • 2019

Anxiety is your soul trying to get in. Learn how to open the door.

4.34

2k+

🌿 Emotional Healing 🔄 Reframing Anxiety 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🧘 Somatic Psychology 🚪 Life Transitions

The Wisdom of Anxiety 95%

Anxiety is your soul trying to get in. Learn how to open the door.

by Sheryl Paul 2019

4.34

2k+ ratings

🌿 Emotional Healing 🔄 Reframing Anxiety 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🧘 Somatic Psychology 🚪 Life Transitions

We're All Mad Here

by Claire Eastham • 2016

The brain, the meds, and daily moves that shrink social anxiety, from someone who lived it.

3.86

475

🧠 Social Anxiety 🔬 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💪 Coping Strategies 📖 Mental Health Memoir 🧪 Brain Chemistry

We're All Mad Here 95%

The brain, the meds, and daily moves that shrink social anxiety, from someone who lived it.

by Claire Eastham 2016

3.86

475 ratings

🧠 Social Anxiety 🔬 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💪 Coping Strategies 📖 Mental Health Memoir 🧪 Brain Chemistry

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