"It'll be Okay.": How I Kept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) from Ruining My Life
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003F76WAC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent First-hand OCD Experience As someone who has had to deal with OCD for 25 years, this personal story, with its detailed explanation of how he overcame OCD, by Shannon Shy, speaks to both my heart and my mind. It is proof that OCD can be overcome through conscious and persistent steps in learning how to view your OCD and how to manage it effectively. People usually don't want to hear about how to "manage" a disease or condition; they want a complete cure. But the truth is that even people who do not have a disease or condition experience t. Mrs Angela B. said Excellent Book on OCD. I purchased this book for my niece who suffers with OCD. She said this book was fantastic. Many of the OCD books out there don't focus on the types of symptoms she has. She said the author of this book had the exact obsessions as she has. I think it gave her a lot of hope!. "One story well told" according to Ron. This meant to be a telling of one person's challenge with OCD and it is done well. It is short and concise in the telling. It is easy to read and to get to know this person's challenge with OCD. At the end, he gives his plan for confronting and managing his OCD, and it could be really helpful to some. Often it is really helpful to read another person's story instead of a how-to-help manual.
It got to the point where he secretly and repeatedly thought that suicide would be better than the anguish, embarrassment, and the pain. Rather, it provides hope, comfort, confidence and insight to some practical techniques for those suffering from OCD and for those trying to help someone with OCD.. He constantly found himself in a seemingly endless loop of intrusive and irrational thoughts, mental anguish, physical pain, and odd behaviors. It is a story about struggle, perseverance, and overcoming adversity. Shannon Shy is a senior civilian attorney with the Department of the Navy and a retired U.S. He had concluded that doing so would cause him to lose his career and his wife and two young sons.Finally, after some nudging from his wife and a colleague and after one very memorable
In 2007, he retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal. From 2007 to 2009, Shannon serves part time as AYF’s National Membership Director. After graduating from Southwest Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, he went on active duty with the Marine Corps. . Hylton High School’s football program and for the AYF national championships and national all-star
--Jeff Bell, Author, When in Doubt, Make Belief: An OCD-Inspired Approach to Living with Uncertainty . Shannon's story will be a major help to those who suffer from this potentially devastating illness as well as those who treat them. --Michael Jenike, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard University; Medical Director, OCD Institute, McLean HospitalShannon provides his readers not only with practical advice about howto manage OCD, but more importantly, shows us the meaning of couragein the face your worst possible fears. --Diane Davey, RN, MBA, Program Director, OCD Institute, McLean Hospital"It'll be Okay" is a must-read for anyone whose life has been touched by OCD