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If you suffer from unwanted, intrusive, frightening, or even disturbing thoughts, you might worry about what these thoughts mean about you. Thoughts can seem like messages - are they trying to tell you something? But the truth is that they are just thoughts, and don’t necessarily mean anything. Sane and good people have them. If you are someone who is plagued by thoughts you don’t want - thoughts that scare you, or thoughts you can’t tell anyone about - this book may change your life.

An estimated five million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and over. Traditionally OCD has been treated with Prozac or similar drugs. The problem with medication, aside from its cost, is that 30 percent of people treated don't respond to it, and when the pills stop, the symptoms invariably return.

While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is difficult to maintain, so where do we begin? Add in paralyzing emotional attachments and constant life challenges, and it can feel almost impossible to make real decluttering progress.

We can talk about patterns of suffering using diagnostic terms, but they aren't the same as an identity. Labels might assist with safety and treatment, but they can also make people feel bad about themselves. It’s hard to know how to utilize them well since our knowledge changes as new facts and experiences come to light. Compassionate treatment that is founded on evidence values both persons and data.

Realistic advice from Zoë Kim, author of the popular minimalism blog The Minimalist Plate, offers guidance and support based on her continued experience of incorporating the principles of minimalism into her family life. With Minimalism for Families you’ll find everything you need to begin incorporating the principles of minimalism today.

What possesses someone to save every scrap of paper thats ever come into his home? What compulsions drive a woman like Irene, whose hoarding cost her her marriage? Or Ralph, whose imagined uses for castoff items like leaky old buckets almost lost him his house?

From the creator of Dilbert and author of Reframe Your Brain , the bestselling guidebook to spotting and avoiding loserthink is back—with new content to introduce the second edition. loserthink (noun): sneaky mental habits trapping victims in their own bubbles of reality If you’ve been on social media lately, or turned on your TV, you may have noticed a lot of dumb ideas floating around. “We know when history will repeat and when it won’t.” “We can tell the difference between evidence and coincidences.” “The simplest explanation is usually true.” Wrong, wrong, and dangerous!

Keep Your Hair On combines personal experience with scientific inquiry to explore the misunderstood world of hair pulling, skin picking and nail biting. These behaviours are fairly common and can cause a lot of distress, but have been largely neglected by medical science, leaving many to suffer in silence. Neuroscientist Clare Mackay shares her own four-decade struggle with hair pulling, while examining what drives these behaviours and why they can make people feel so bad.

We live in a world where feeling “stressed” or “anxious” is part of everyday conversation. But while the two terms are often used as if they mean the same thing, they are not identical. Stress and anxiety share symptoms—racing thoughts, sleepless nights, tense muscles—but they arise from different roots, follow different patterns, and call for different coping strategies. Misunderstanding the difference can leave you stuck, frustrated, or worse—treating the wrong problem.

You are not alone. Many of us carry hidden wounds from our past that manifest in our daily lives, often without us realizing the root cause. Certified Life Coach Gabriela Gubser, with her deep understanding and personal experience in inner child healing, offers practical exercises and compassionate guidance to help you uncover and heal these hidden wounds. It’s not just about your thinking or your emotions, but also the way your body responds.

Die Autorin, die in ihrer Vergangenheit selbst von einer Essstörung betroffen war, liefert mit diesem Buch einen grundlegenden, komprimierten Einblick in das Thema. Mithilfe ihrer drei Avatare Rexi, Limi und Eati, die stellvertretend für die drei Varianten der Essstörung stehen, zeigt Michaela Schubert in einer oft schockierenden Direktheit sämtliche Alltagsfacetten einer solchen Krankheit auf.

Twenty-one proven strategies to bridge the gap between peak performance and personal fulfillment by embracing uncomfort. You can settle for a life you’re not fully satisfied or aligned with in order to avoid uncomfort (the uneasiness of change or uncertainty). But it comes at the dangerous cost of a deeper discomfort—a haunting sense of shame, disappointment, and regret about the life you could have lived, knowing you could have been happier, fitter, wealthier, and more confident and experienced deeper fulfillment along the way.

"The ADHD Relationship" provides a ray of hope and a plethora of tools, whether you're negotiating the early stages of an ADHD diagnosis in your relationship, hoping to improve your emotional connection, or hoping to rekindle the flame in your partnership. It's an invitation to change your relationship into a source of support, comprehension, and unending development rather than just an audiobook.

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may struggle with mental compulsions—such as ritualistic counting or "emotional checking." You may even believe that these compulsions will reduce your anxiety or prevent something "bad" from happening. But the truth is that mental compulsions can be debilitating, and greatly impact your life, your career, and your relationships. This workbook offers evidenced-based skills drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness to help you reduce rumination, worry, and other mental traps, so you can live with more freedom and vitality.

Vier Jahre lang schien die Welt um mich herum weiterzulaufen, während ich in einer unsichtbaren Blase gefangen war. Von lähmender Angst, tiefer Unsicherheit und sozialer Isolation geprägt, verließ ich kaum das Haus und kämpfte täglich gegen meine innere Stimme, die mich immer wieder zurückzog. Dieses Buch erzählt offen und ehrlich von meiner persönlichen Reise durch die Dunkelheit einer schweren psychischen Erkrankung. Es beschreibt den Schmerz des Alleinseins, die Verzweiflung, die Frage nach der eigenen Stärke – und vor allem den unerschütterlichen Willen zur Veränderung.

Digital Detox hands you a science-backed roadmap to escape screen overload and reclaim the calm, focused life you remember. Behavioral psychologist Dr Anya Sharma unpacks the neurological, psychological, and social costs of always-on living—then gives you practical steps to reverse them.

Katy Wells, mom and host of the top-rated The Maximized Minimalist podcast, transformed her stressful, cluttered home into a calm, organized space where she now has time to relax with her family. In Making Home Your Happy Place, she shares the same proven tools that have helped thousands of busy families simplify their routines, regain control, and live with greater ease.

Do you feel like your brain is always working against you? Do obsessive thoughts take over your day, no matter how hard you try to ignore them? Are you exhausted from rituals, compulsions, and the mental loops that never seem to end? The OCD Recovery Workbook for Teens & Adults is your step-by-step guide to breaking free. Designed by someone who’s walked alongside loved ones through the darkest corners of OCD—and backed by the most effective evidence-based therapies—this workbook gives you tools that actually work.

Don’t Call Me Sober, Call Me May isn’t another self-help book preaching the same outdated dogma. It’s a raw wake-up call for those ready to break free from labels and take control of their lives. True freedom isn’t in counting days or meetings—it’s in doing the hard work to overcome and reclaim yourself. This book dismantles the flawed thinking behind traditional recovery models, offering a mindful, no-BS alternative rooted in personal accountability, self-awareness, and lasting change.

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may become frustrated with inflexible and overly complicated treatments, and struggle with feelings of failure when these treatments don't work. You aren't alone. If you're tired of "therapy speak" and dense, clinical treatment sessions, maybe it's time to think outside the box.