The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
Author: Lee, Ph.D. Baer
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ISBN: 0452283078
Publisher: Plume (26 February, 2002)
Sales Rank: 33,099
Average Customer Rating: 3.87 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Very Important
For those of us who are plagued with obsessive bad thoughts, this book is very important. Since I was very young I have been bothered by obsessive religious thoughts, especially during prayer-time. Because of these thoughts, I have gone through periods in my life where I had to stop praying, because it seemed like the only way to minimize these thoughts. This is not something I have ever discussed with anyone, even though I was in therapy and on medication for depression for several years. It really just seemed too terrible to talk about. I always wondered what was wrong with me, and even wondered if I was possessed. This book has put my mind at ease, by letting me know that it's my brain, and not "me" that is the problem. I don't have these thoughts because I am evil, I have them because there is something wrong with my brain. Thank you for writing this book, Dr. Baer, because it seems like the other books on OCD focus on behaviors, and don't give an indepth discussion of obsessive thoughts which can be just as disturbing as counting, checking or hording.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A must-have
I've read a lot of books about OCD, and most of them focus on compulsive BEHAVIOR (handwashing, checking locks, hoarding, etc.) rather than what to do about obsessions -- intrusive thoughts that can depress and often cripple people. As someone with OCD obessions but not compulsions, this book has been a huge help to me. Best of all is to read Baer's detailed descriptions of real-life patients with a variety of different obsessions and to recognize just how common these thoughts really are. If you've ever felt guilty, depressed, or flawed because of your obsessions, read this book ... the mere recognition that you are neither evil nor alone in having these thoughts is, in itself, a major step towards healing.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Great tool...
This is the first and only book that I have found that actually deals with obsessive negative bad thoughts. Most of the OCD books that I have found deal with compulsions and rituals and hit very lightly on obsessive negative thoughts. Great book that offers lots of good strategies for dealing with obsessive negative thoughts. Similar Products
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