TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOLVING OCD: UNDERSTANDING YOUR OBSESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Volume One
PART 1 – FUNDAMENTALS OF OCD
Chapter 1: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD Myths and What it is Not
Compulsive Strategies
The OCD Kaleidoscope
Identifying Your Themes and Principal Symptoms
Forging the Trail Ahead
Chapter 2: Understanding Theories and Treatments for OCD
Exposure and Response Prevention
The Emergence of Cognitive Models
Early Cognitive Models of OCD
Contemporary Appraisal-based Models
Inference-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Comparing I-CBT with Standard Models of OCD Treatment
Common Goal: Reclaiming Your Life
PART 2 – THE OUTER WHEEL
Chapter 3: The Obsessional Sequence
The Form and Shape of an Obsession
Secondary Consequences of Obsessional Doubt
Emotional Reactions and Compulsive Strategies
Triggers
Unwinding the Outer Wheel
Five Steps Towards Identifying Your Obsessional Sequence
Reflecting on Your Sequence
Sequencing in Realtime
We’ve Only Just Begun
Chapter 4: Everyday and Obsessional Doubt
Lack of Concrete Evidence in the Senses
Out-of-Context Occurrence
Not About Real Uncertainty
Persistence and Lack of Resolution
No Common Sense
Telling the Difference Right Now
Turning the Tables
Knowing the Difference When Doubting
Crafting Obsessions
PART 3 – THE INNER WHEEL