Living With OCD
Bessie Brielle McKnight
Listen, your mind isn't broken - it's just doing what minds do when they get stuck in rigid, irrational thinking patterns. After decades of clinical practice, I've seen how OCD operates: it's not some mysterious force, but a pattern of demanding absolute certainty in an uncertain world.
This book cuts through the mystification and gets to what works: learning to accept uncertainty, challenging perfectionist demands, and building tolerance for discomfort. No sugar-coating, no magical thinking - just evidence-based techniques for reducing your suffering.
You'll learn to spot the difference between healthy concerns and obsessive thinking, develop more flexible responses to triggering situations, and most importantly, stop fighting with your own thoughts. Because here's the reality: the more you desperately try to control your thoughts, the more they control you.
Let's get to work on transforming your relationship with uncertainty. It won't always be comfortable, but neither is living under OCD's thumb.
Duration - 36m.
Author - Bessie Brielle McKnight.
Narrator - Robert Plank.
Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Bessie Brielle McKnight ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Listen, your mind isn't broken - it's just doing what minds do when they get stuck in rigid, irrational thinking patterns. After decades of clinical practice, I've seen how OCD operates: it's not some mysterious force, but a pattern of demanding absolute certainty in an uncertain world. This book cuts through the mystification and gets to what works: learning to accept uncertainty, challenging perfectionist demands, and building tolerance for discomfort. No sugar-coating, no magical thinking - just evidence-based techniques for reducing your suffering. You'll learn to spot the difference between healthy concerns and obsessive thinking, develop more flexible responses to triggering situations, and most importantly, stop fighting with your own thoughts. Because here's the reality: the more you desperately try to control your thoughts, the more they control you. Let's get to work on transforming your relationship with uncertainty. It won't always be comfortable, but neither is living under OCD's thumb. Duration - 36m. Author - Bessie Brielle McKnight. Narrator - Robert Plank. Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Bessie Brielle McKnight ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:08
00b preface
Duration:00:03:24
01 ocd mind
Duration:00:04:18
02 two minute
Duration:00:05:35
03 rewiring
Duration:00:05:31
04 social
Duration:00:05:38
05 cure
Duration:00:05:29
06 new normal
Duration:00:05:50
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:17