The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD

Struggling with unwanted intrusive thoughts or repetitive compulsions? This definitive guide offers a compassionate and practical roadmap for Christians seeking healing from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Discover the nuts and bolts of evidence-based treatment, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP), while deepening your faith. OCD is a treatable illness, not a lack of faith. Through a Christ-centered approach, this book helps you understand the OCD cycle and its subtypes, including scrupulosity, where faith concerns become obsessions. With practical exercises and biblical insights, you'll learn how to change your relationship to fear, doubt, and uncertainty. The Christian's Guide to Overcoming OCD gives you the tools you need to stop the cycle of shame and isolation and find hope and lasting recovery through a whole-person approach that addresses the mind, body, and spirit. This is an essential resource that invites anyone with OCD-or those who love them-to embrace a life of freedom, purpose, and a deeper connection with God.

Justin K. Hughes, MA, LPC, is a therapist and author specializing in OCD and anxiety. A CBT practitioner trained in psychology and theology (Dallas Theological Seminary), he bridges mental health and faith.

Part I: Building Your Foundation 1. OCD-The Formerly Untreatable Illness 2. The Rationale-Treatment and Faith Are Not Mutually Exclusive 3. Preparation-Getting Ready for the Work Part II: Fundamental Skills and Techniques 4. Assessment-Seeing the Truth 5. Exposure and Response Prevention-The Game Changer 6. Subtypes-The Many Faces of OCD 7. Beliefs-Telling Yourself the Truth 8. Scrupulosity-Seeing Sin Where There Is None Part III: Common Helps and Problem Solving 9. Family-Support or Accommodation 10. Getting Stuck-Help for Expectable Problems 11. Whole Person Health-Mind, Body, and Spirit Part IV: Deeper Growth and Maturity 12. Thriving in Community-How Others Strengthen Recovery 13. Maintain Gains-Relapse Prevention and Beyond