Why Does Everything Have to Be Perfect?: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

by Lynn Shackman, Lynn Schackman, Roger Granet, et al.

Book Overview

Bad thoughts that won't go away...repetitive actions...feelings of guilt and shame... Are you overwhelmed by a need to "get it right"? Do continual "what-ifs" prevent you from making decisions? Do you check again and again to see if the door is locked? Are your thoughts and habits causing you anxiety, guilt, or shame? If so, you're not alone. You may be suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, a very specific and largely biochemical problem that...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440234638
• ISBN13: 9780440234630
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Easy to read and understand, question/answer structure

I've just been officially 'diagnosed' with OCD, and found this book to be very helpful to someone 'new' to finding info about OCD. This is the first OCD book I've read, and plan on reading others in the same category soon. The book's structure is a question/answer format. Chapters discuss symptoms, related disorders, diagnosis, causes, medications, various therapies, and other ways to help yourself and how others can help you. It's very easy to read and very detailed... no long case stories (just a few short examples), but rather straightforward information about OCD. Some of the information is repetitive towards the end, but that's not necessarily a bad thing because it fits well into the content.