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7 Reddit comments about Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions (Revised Edition):

u/thursdayborn · 3 pointsr/ttcafterloss

Congratulations!

Regarding resources:
The International OCD Foundation has some info about OCD including perinatal OCD: Fact Sheets and Brochures, Long list of books, and some Expert Opinion articles..

This is a general book about OCD that I have recommended to patients with OCD.

This is a workbook for anxiety, depression and obsessions during pregnancy and postpartum.

The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts is a book specifically targeted at people who primarily have intrusive thoughts. Be warned that the descriptions of some of the thoughts depicted in the book are quite graphic though.

Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood is a book about obsessive thoughts specifically related to postpartum.

Perinatal Support International is a great website for finding local help. They also have a 24/7 support line you can call.

And finally, the MGH Center for Women's Mental Health also has great resources for a variety of perinatal mental health conditions.

(I have mild OCD symptoms myself so it's been interesting and eye opening treating perinatal patients with OCD and wondering if mine will get worse or better with pregnancy and postpartum).

u/twaitsfan · 3 pointsr/OCD

If you find out, let me know!

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Seriously though, not giving in to the reassurance and learning to be comfortable with uncertainty. This is a pretty good book about it:

https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Obsessing-Overcome-Obsessions-Compulsions/dp/0553381172/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539552741&sr=8-1&keywords=stop+obsessing+how+to+overcome+your+obsessions+and+compulsions

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This is a good meditation that helps quiet my mind.

https://youtu.be/15q-N-_kkrU

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Good luck friend,

u/TemperateFauna · 2 pointsr/OCD

Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions

http://www.amazon.ca/Stop-Obsessing-Overcome-Obsessions-Compulsions/dp/0553381172/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408313006&sr=8-1&keywords=stop+obsessing

Do the recorded script section. You write a script about your obsession as if it had come true. For example, "Today I went to the doctor and they told me I have cancer..."

You record that and listen to it over and over. You will naturally become bored of it and your anxiety will come down. The point is not to stop the thoughts but through exposure to get to a state where when the thought pops in your head it doesn't cause the anxiety, instead you just recognize it as an obsessive thought and not worry about the content of the thought.

It can be hard to even write the script so your friend might need to sit with the idea for a long time, like maybe years, but I recommend the book.

u/RamonaLittle · 2 pointsr/TwoXChromosomes

I have heard that this one is good too: Stop Obsessing

u/TheFakeZzig · 1 pointr/OCD

That sucks big ass. Meds are good, but a good therapist is invaluable. But, maybe you can meet in the middle:

https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Lock-Twentieth-Anniversary-Obsessive-Compulsive/dp/006256143X

https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Obsessing-Overcome-Obsessions-Compulsions/dp/0553381172

I used those two, along with meds (and therapy), and all-in-all, it pulled me out of a really bad cycle of suicide-OCD.

I've also seen people recommend this:

https://www.amazon.com/OCD-Workbook-Breaking-Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder/dp/1572249218

u/DrNickBurns · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Do me a favor, pick up this book http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Obsessing-Overcome-Obsessions-Compulsions/dp/0553381172 you can get it on iBookstore as well. Most of it will not apply to you, but read it anyway and tell me if you find yourself doing any of the things it talks about. Then lets talk again about next steps.