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"I believe these blogs from Jim Callner's own experience with OCD will help bring hope and understanding, both to those challenged with OCD, and to their families." ~ Hasanna Fletcher, LMFT

"Many people with OCD struggle in painful and lonely silence. They hope there are others, who have experienced what they are experiencing, willing to share their story. Jim Callner is willing to share his life experiences coping with OCD and is inviting you to share yours. What better way to to find encouragement and hope than to discover so many others also desiring mutual understanding and support".
~ Ron Wiebe, MSW, BCD, Retired

"Jim Callner's calm, knowledgeable and reassuring style makes the challenge of doing Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD seem not only clear and understandable but also comfortably achievable." ~ Christian R. Komor, Psy.D.

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Posts tagged “Fear”

OCD AND THE PERMISSION TO LIVE ~ Guest blog ~ by Christian R. Komor, Psy.D.

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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.
- William Shakespeare (Act 1, Scene 2, Line 32 of "Julius Cesear")

Okay, perhaps Shakespeares line doesnt quite apply. After all, people surviving a life with OCD are often some of the bravest you could ever meet. But The Bard has an important message for those of us with OCD. The sometimes overwhelming fear that OCD fosters in us causes us to pull back from life and aliveness. While most of us would say that our obsessions revolve around illness, death, or some calamity, in some ways it would seem the real fear or at least what our fear causes us to hold back from is LIVING!

A little background is in order. Since the mid-1990s I have continued an ongoing, (and obsessively:-) complete review of ... READ MORE

F.E.A.R = False. Evidence. Appearing. Real

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Why has CBT/ERP worked for me and what is F. E.A.R. really?  Girl Scared 000000189580 Small

I believe it shifted and literally changed my brain structure and chemistry for the better by changing my distorted belief system caused by the medical condition of OCD. Sounds smart doesnt it? But, the proof I found was in my willingness to try it and to witness firsthand that it worked for me. Clearly, if it worked for me, it can and does work for others! In fact, its been the strongest way Ive found to break my OCD patterns.

Heres the example I recently went though while writing this book.

My triggers were pulled again from the stress, loss and grief of my mothers passing. That was the obvious analysis my therapists came to, along with my own thoughts of the passing of my last parent.

I never imagined the symptoms would come back this strong and so unrelenting, but they did. ... READ MORE