Learning To Live With OCD and Anxiety: separating myths from facts

by Katie Mercer

Are you the type of person who likes everything to be clean to a fault, and arranged in a specific order? Do you find yourself fretting about those things or not being able to sleep if items are out of place? While with some individuals this is simply normal behaviour, in others, it could be a symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD for short.Today, OCD affects 1 in 50 Americans. The obsessive thoughts and compulsions relating to this disorder impact approximately four million people in the USA alone. It can afflict anyone regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. Even Hollywood stars have admitted to suffering from this disorder. While serious, and even grave if ignored, it is treatable.Written with first hand knowledge, Learning to Live With OCD and Anxiety explains what OCD is, the symptoms that manifest within each of the different types, and the various treatments available. All while debunking the various myths surrounding the disorder.

110 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 9, 2017

Reviews

[Bandit · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you know nothing, absolutely nothing, about OCD, this might count as a good primer. If you know some things about OCD, most of this will be familiar. This brief volume covers a lot of basics in a very, very, very repetitive fashion. Sorry, that was just too easy. The tone of the writing seems very impersonal, almost automated, but it does provide an adequate amount of information for those trying to learn about the disorder of too much order. Which is pretty much what you’d expect from an informational freebie of this nature.

[Bettye McKee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chances are that you know someone who is suffering from OCD. The signs and symptoms may be so subtle that you haven't noticed them, but the person with OCD is constantly struggling to appear normal. This in turn causes anxiety.

OCD is a mental disease that cannot be detected by the usual medical tests and scans. It requires specialized treatment by a qualified professional.

[Lee Husemann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent, very well written, book about struggling with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and anxiety. The book does a great job explaining the various types of obsessions and compulsions, including the signs and symptoms. Causes and anxiety are also explained as well as related disorders, myths, facts and risk factors. Living with OCD including medical treatment and self-treatment and care are also included.

[Jessie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book, information and I liked how it was broken up in shorter sections/chapters. It was easy to read. After reading it I don't feel like I have OCD but I do feel like I have some sorts of anxiety.