Compulsive Behaviour category: 422 books
Saving Sammy
A Mother's Fight to Cure Her Son's OCD
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
The story of one mother’s fight against the medical establishment to prove the link between infection-triggered PANDAS and her son’s sudden-onset OCD and Tourette syndrome.
The summer before entering sixth grade, Sammy, a bright and charming boy who lived on the coast of Maine, suddenly...
The Secret Lives of Hoarders
True Stories of Tackling Extreme Clutter
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
On the front lines with extreme hoarders
The Secret Lives of Hoarders is much more than harrowing tales of attacking the ugliest, dirtiest, and most shocking hoarding cases in the country. It is a behind-the-scenes look at this hidden epidemic- what it means, how to recognize it before it gets...
Help Your Child Get Over OCD
Step by Step Recovery Guide for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
If you feel like your child may be struggling with OCD and you are not sure what you can do to help, this book is for you. Ali Greymond has helped people all over the world recover from OCD. You will learn how OCD works and what you can do to help your child recover.
by Martin Salter
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Obsessive compulsive disorder is no longer an untreatable ailment. With the progress made in treatment protocols OCD is becoming a manageable condition. For most, this is simply a case of learning to identify, shift toward, and process various management strategies.
Once an individual has learned...
Stop Gambling for Good
Overcome Reckless Risk Taking with Dr. Prasad's Proven Program
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2005
Learn to make responsible choices and put an end to compulsive betting, spending, and risk-taking.
Many people make trips to the casinos, or play their favorite numbers in the lotto. But when does a harmless pastime become a dangerous addiction? Even "successful" gamblers who don't bet more...
Taking Control of OCD
Inspirational Stories of Hope and Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
OCD affects between 1 and 2 per cent of the UK population, causing terrible distress to hundreds of thousands. A serious mental illness, it affects people in different ways from well-known rituals such as obsessive hand-washing and checking, to lesser known symptoms such as disturbing intrusive thoughts...
Starving In Search of Me
A Coming-of-Age Story of Overcoming An Eating Disorder and Finding Self-Acceptance
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
The true confessions of an eating disorders survivor
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This confessional self-help guide explores the complex emotional truth of what it’s like when food, weight, and body image take priority over every other human impulse or action. Activist author Marissa LaRocca's revelatory tale...
Digging Out
Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Many people who hoard understand the extent of their problem and are open to help. This book is not for them. Digging Out is for the concerned and frustrated friends and family members of people who do not fully accept the magnitude of their hoarding problem and refuse help from others. If you have...
Daring to Challenge OCD
Overcome Your Fear of Treatment and Take Control of Your Life Using Exposure and Response Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may suffer from obsessive thoughts and anxiety, and use compulsions to alleviate your distress. You know, more than anyone, how debilitating this condition can be. But you may also be reluctant to start treatment due to fears and misconceptions...
Understanding OCD
A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Giving a full overview of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and discussing all major treatment options, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication, this guide provides the essential information that families, teachers, caregivers, clinicians and mental health professionals...
Overcoming OCD
A Journey to Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Daniel Singer hadn’t eaten in a week. Hunched over with his head in his hands, he’d sit in his “safe” chair for hours, doing nothing but shaking, mumbling and moaning; he was in the throes of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dan went from seven therapists to ten medications to a nine...
Stop Obsessing!
How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2009
Newly Revised and Updated!
Are you tormented by extremely distressing thoughts or persistent worries?
Compelled to wash your hands repeatedly?
Driven to repeat or check certain numbers, words, or actions?
If you or someone you love suffers from these symptoms, you may be...
Don't Mind Me, It's My OCD
Laughing My Way Back from the Edge of Reason
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2018
Don’t Mind Me, It’s My OCD is an engaging portrayal of how author Breana Ritchie navigates her way through daily life amid the roadblocks of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Despite the serious nature of OCD, Ritchie has woven in a generous sprinkling of wry humor, highlighting her preferred method...
A Day at a Time Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
A Day at a Time is an essential recovery tool for compulsive gamblers.
These daily reflections and prayers offer us hope, support, and guidance throughout the year. It also addresses the issues and fears often faced by those of us in recovery.