Needing to Know for Sure: A CBT-Based Guide to Overcoming Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking

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Changed my life. The clearest, most effective therapy I've encountered in understanding anxiety and learning to be comfortable with uncertainty. The authors point out that forcing myself to reason with my own anxiety, or to seek reassurances, or to try to "solve" anxiety only worsens it. Mindful acceptance of the presence of anxiety allows it to pass, and builds resilience to the uncertainty underlying all anxiety. Uncertainty stops becoming a cause for fear and just...sort of folds into the tapestry of our everyday experiences.

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I was happy to see the re-appearance of Worried Voice, False Comfort and Wise Mind - with Wise Mind fleshed out more fully than in previous books. Also, the case examples seemed to come directly from my therapy room couch. I know they will resonate with clients as they read about themselves, feeling both normalized and hopeful. This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: scarce and scarcely. Improve your English with Collins. I have been dwelling on the topic of uncertainty for a while now. Growing up with the habit of preparing and over-preparing, encountering uncertainty feels like seeing meat at a vegan restaurant: what are you doing here? Get out!

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: produce and product. Improve your English with Collins. Ken Goodman, LCSW, board member of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and president of www.quietmindsolutions.com (Ken Goodman, LCSW) Asking for reassurance is a self-reinforcing behavior—if you do it, you’re less likely to handle stressful situations without needing further reassurance. And so the cycle continues. The CBT skills in this book will help you break this exhausting and painful pattern, so you can build self-confidence and improve your life.

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Needing to Know for Sure is a terrific resource for anyone who wants to understand how futile attempts to eliminate uncertainty in life are at the core of any obsession. The authors’ clear expertise in OCD and anxiety is reflected in their believable examples of people trapped in the need to know. The book offers a great variety of tips and tools for abandoning unproductive reassurance and learning that life really is better with doubt.” —Jon Hershfield, MFT, author of Overcoming Harm OCD, and director of The OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore -- Jon Hershfield, MFT

Doubts are a natural production of the human mind, some thoughts are not worth considering or reacting to, and nothing can be guaranteed. Many times, the damage our own immune system does in response to a bodily signal is more destructive than the injury or antigen itself. So it is with the torment of doubt and uncertainty, and the rush to relief and reassurance. Seif and Winston have laid out the challenge and the solution to the self-inflicted torment of anxiety and distress about uncertain future threats. This volume will help people live.” David L. Kupfer, PhD, clinical psychologist with a private practice in Falls Church, VA, with forty years of experience treating OCD (David L. Kupfer, PhD) If you’ve ever become paralyzed by worries like ‘Am I crazy?’ or ‘Will my kids be ok?’ then this book is for you. If you have OCD, it will help you stop trying to replace your negative thoughts with positive ones. This book will free you to accept all your thoughts, and give up the pursuit of certainty. The authors clearly explain the value of surrender, allowing worry without being dominated by it. If you care about someone with OCD, this book will show you how to stop offering unproductive reassurance and help this person embrace a challenging life.”