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Obsessed
by Allison Britz • 2017
A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.
3.91
7k+
Obsessed Summary
Obsessed 90%
A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.
by Allison Britz 2017
3.91
7k+ ratings
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
Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing! Summary
Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing! 90%
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
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+
Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition Summary
Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition 89%
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
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
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 89%
OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.
by Jonathan Grayson 2003
4.30
552 ratings
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
by Jon Hershfield • 2013
OCD's terrifying thoughts are just noise. This is how to stop answering them with compulsions.
4.39
634
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD Summary
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD 89%
OCD's terrifying thoughts are just noise. This is how to stop answering them with compulsions.
by Jon Hershfield 2013
4.39
634 ratings
PURE OCD
by Chrissie Hodges • 2017
Third-grade vomit, a suicide pact, invisible mental torment: a memoir of hidden OCD.
4.27
146
PURE OCD Summary
PURE OCD 88%
Third-grade vomit, a suicide pact, invisible mental torment: a memoir of hidden OCD.
by Chrissie Hodges 2017
4.27
146 ratings
The OCD Workbook
by Bruce M. Hyman • 1999
Skip the ritual, sit with the fear, and let your brain learn the alarm is false.
3.98
446
The OCD Workbook Summary
The OCD Workbook 88%
Skip the ritual, sit with the fear, and let your brain learn the alarm is false.
by Bruce M. Hyman 1999
3.98
446 ratings
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
34
OCD For Dummies Summary
OCD For Dummies 88%
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
Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green • 2017
She spirals. A missing billionaire, his son, and a reward pull her into the world.
3.87
648k+
Turtles All the Way Down Summary
Turtles All the Way Down 88%
She spirals. A missing billionaire, his son, and a reward pull her into the world.
by John Green 2017
3.87
648k+ ratings
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Kieron O'Connor • 2011
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
4.03
34
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 88%
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
by Kieron O'Connor 2011
4.03
34 ratings
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
by Sally M. Winston • 2017
Horrifying thoughts aren't a sign you're broken. The trap is trying to suppress them.
4.28
4k+
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts Summary
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts 88%
Horrifying thoughts aren't a sign you're broken. The trap is trying to suppress them.
by Sally M. Winston 2017
4.28
4k+ ratings
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
Overcoming Harm OCD Summary
Overcoming Harm OCD 88%
A practical four-part framework to stop the shame spiral triggered by unwanted violent thoughts.
by Jon Hershfield MFT 2018
4.54
155 ratings
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+
The Imp of the Mind Summary
The Imp of the Mind 87%
Your intrusive thoughts horrify you. That horror is the clinical proof you are not dangerous.
by Lee Baer 2001
4.14
1k+ ratings
"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
"Pure O" OCD Summary
"Pure O" OCD 87%
When thoughts get sticky, fighting them makes it worse. Five steps for stepping back instead.
by Chad Lejeune 2023
4.29
616 ratings
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
by Charles S. Mansueto • 2020
Hair pulling and skin picking have five hidden triggers. A clinical program neutralizes each one.
4.24
305
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Summary
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors 87%
Hair pulling and skin picking have five hidden triggers. A clinical program neutralizes each one.
by Charles S. Mansueto 2020
4.24
305 ratings
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
by David Adam • 2014
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
3.90
6k+
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Summary
The Man Who Couldn't Stop 87%
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
by David Adam 2014
3.90
6k+ ratings
Buried in Treasures
by David F. Tolin • 2006
Sorting is easy. Deciding is hard. A proven program that rewires the beliefs behind the clutter.
3.97
650
Buried in Treasures Summary
Buried in Treasures 87%
Sorting is easy. Deciding is hard. A proven program that rewires the beliefs behind the clutter.
by David F. Tolin 2006
3.97
650 ratings
The Coin
by Yasmin Zaher • 2024
A Palestinian woman scrubs New York clean while a childhood coin remains inside her.
3.42
16k+
The Coin Summary
The Coin 87%
A Palestinian woman scrubs New York clean while a childhood coin remains inside her.
by Yasmin Zaher 2024
3.42
16k+ ratings
Burn Bright
by Krista Ritchie • 2025
A broke heir saves a guarded punk, and they become the one friend neither can lose.
4.21
8k+
Burn Bright Summary
Burn Bright 87%
A broke heir saves a guarded punk, and they become the one friend neither can lose.
by Krista Ritchie 2025
4.21
8k+ ratings
Emotional Disorders and Metacognition
by Adrian Wells • 2000
The therapeutic target most clinicians miss: beliefs about thinking, not the thoughts themselves.
3.63
16
Emotional Disorders and Metacognition Summary
Emotional Disorders and Metacognition 87%
The therapeutic target most clinicians miss: beliefs about thinking, not the thoughts themselves.
by Adrian Wells 2000
3.63
16 ratings
Relationship OCD
by Sheva Rajaee MFT • 2022
Obsessive relationship doubts aren't intuition. A clinical guide to the therapy that quiets them.
4.41
842
Relationship OCD Summary
Relationship OCD 87%
Obsessive relationship doubts aren't intuition. A clinical guide to the therapy that quiets them.
by Sheva Rajaee MFT 2022
4.41
842 ratings
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+
And How Does That Make You Feel? Summary
And How Does That Make You Feel? 87%
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
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
Rewire Your OCD Brain Summary
Rewire Your OCD Brain 87%
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
Creep
by Emma van Straaten • 2025
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
3.47
6k+
Creep Summary
Creep 86%
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
by Emma van Straaten 2025
3.47
6k+ ratings
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With
by John Andrew Bryant • 2023
Forgiveness, he found in the psych ward, is for those bound, not just the guilty.
4.49
500
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With Summary
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With 86%
Forgiveness, he found in the psych ward, is for those bound, not just the guilty.
by John Andrew Bryant 2023
4.49
500 ratings
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
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Summary
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 86%
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
Influence
by Sara Shepard • 2020
A newbie influencer wakes beside her dead rival with no memory and a million followers watching.
3.39
4k+
Influence Summary
Influence 86%
A newbie influencer wakes beside her dead rival with no memory and a million followers watching.
by Sara Shepard 2020
3.39
4k+ ratings
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
You Are Not a Rock Summary
You Are Not a Rock 86%
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
5150, rue des Ormes
by Patrick Senécal • 1994
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
4.08
7k+
5150, rue des Ormes Summary
5150, rue des Ormes 86%
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
by Patrick Senécal 1994
4.08
7k+ ratings
La historia del loco
by John Katzenbach • 2004
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
4.01
15k+
La historia del loco Summary
La historia del loco 86%
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
by John Katzenbach 2004
4.01
15k+ ratings
Too Perfect
by Allan E. Mallinger • 1992
Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.
4.15
826
Too Perfect Summary
Too Perfect 86%
Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.
by Allan E. Mallinger 1992
4.15
826 ratings
The Happiness Trap
by Russ Harris • 2007
Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.
4.13
21k+
The Happiness Trap Summary
The Happiness Trap 86%
Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.
by Russ Harris 2007
4.13
21k+ ratings
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult • 2008
A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.
4.04
189k+
House Rules Summary
House Rules 86%
A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.
by Jodi Picoult 2008
4.04
189k+ ratings
The Dark Side of Innocence
by Terri Cheney • 2011
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
3.98
2k+
The Dark Side of Innocence Summary
The Dark Side of Innocence 86%
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
by Terri Cheney 2011
3.98
2k+ ratings
Vanquish
by Pam Godwin • 2014
An agoraphobic shut-in lets a dangerous stranger into her home. His cure is pain.
4.10
6k+
Vanquish Summary
Vanquish 86%
An agoraphobic shut-in lets a dangerous stranger into her home. His cure is pain.
by Pam Godwin 2014
4.10
6k+ ratings
Too Good to Be True
by Carola Lovering • 2021
A woman with OCD accepts a proposal from a man whose wife planned the entire seduction.
3.84
48k+
Too Good to Be True Summary
Too Good to Be True 86%
A woman with OCD accepts a proposal from a man whose wife planned the entire seduction.
by Carola Lovering 2021
3.84
48k+ ratings
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon • 1998
Haunted by a stalker, a woman finds herself accused of murders she cannot remember committing.
3.99
56k+
Tell Me Your Dreams Summary
Tell Me Your Dreams 86%
Haunted by a stalker, a woman finds herself accused of murders she cannot remember committing.
by Sidney Sheldon 1998
3.99
56k+ ratings
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry • 2016
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
3.89
68k+
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb 86%
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
by Lucinda Berry 2016
3.89
68k+ ratings
The Brain That Changes Itself
by Norman Doidge • 2007
Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.
4.20
40k+
The Brain That Changes Itself Summary
The Brain That Changes Itself 86%
Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.
by Norman Doidge 2007
4.20
40k+ ratings
The Mind Workout
by Mark Freeman • 2017
The mental fitness workout: why escaping anxiety is the worst thing you can do for it.
4.06
262
The Mind Workout Summary
The Mind Workout 86%
The mental fitness workout: why escaping anxiety is the worst thing you can do for it.
by Mark Freeman 2017
4.06
262 ratings
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn • 2018
An agoraphobic psychologist sees a stabbing, but the body vanishes and the victim reappears alive.
3.94
895k+
The Woman in the Window Summary
The Woman in the Window 86%
An agoraphobic psychologist sees a stabbing, but the body vanishes and the victim reappears alive.
by A.J. Finn 2018
3.94
895k+ ratings
Quelqu'un d'autre
by Guillaume Musso • 2024
After a yacht attack leaves an heiress barely alive, a detective confronts a family's buried lies.
3.77
5k+
Quelqu'un d'autre Summary
Quelqu'un d'autre 86%
After a yacht attack leaves an heiress barely alive, a detective confronts a family's buried lies.
by Guillaume Musso 2024
3.77
5k+ ratings
Hundreds
by Pepper Winters • 2017
Freed from captivity, she stays with the obsessive man whose love could destroy them both.
4.36
9k+
Hundreds Summary
Hundreds 86%
Freed from captivity, she stays with the obsessive man whose love could destroy them both.
by Pepper Winters 2017
4.36
9k+ ratings
Never Flinch
by Stephen King • 2025
PI Holly Gibney must stop a killer who murders fourteen strangers to avenge one wrongful conviction.
3.80
77k+
Never Flinch Summary
Never Flinch 86%
PI Holly Gibney must stop a killer who murders fourteen strangers to avenge one wrongful conviction.
by Stephen King 2025
3.80
77k+ ratings
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark • 2020
She photographs men at their most vulnerable. A gallery show sends her control spiraling.
3.71
85k+
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts 86%
She photographs men at their most vulnerable. A gallery show sends her control spiraling.
by Eliza Clark 2020
3.71
85k+ ratings
Words on Bathroom Walls
by Julia Walton • 2017
A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.
4.06
16k+
Words on Bathroom Walls Summary
Words on Bathroom Walls 86%
A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.
by Julia Walton 2017
4.06
16k+ ratings
Bald-Faced Liar
by Victoria Helen Stone • 2025
A woman who reinvented herself to escape a childhood scandal is hunted by a stalker who remembers.
3.76
8k+
Bald-Faced Liar Summary
Bald-Faced Liar 86%
A woman who reinvented herself to escape a childhood scandal is hunted by a stalker who remembers.
by Victoria Helen Stone 2025
3.76
8k+ ratings
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough
by Martin M. Antony • 1998
Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.
3.64
591
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough Summary
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough 86%
Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.
by Martin M. Antony 1998
3.64
591 ratings
Unf*ck Your Habitat
by Rachel Hoffman • 2017
Stop overwhelming cleaning marathons. Twenty minutes with a break is the system that finally sticks.
3.73
6k+
Unf*ck Your Habitat Summary
Unf*ck Your Habitat 86%
Stop overwhelming cleaning marathons. Twenty minutes with a break is the system that finally sticks.
by Rachel Hoffman 2017
3.73
6k+ ratings
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1975
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
4.2
203
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism 86%
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1975
4.2
203 ratings
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