The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD

Lauren Rosen has written a clear, compassionate, and much-needed guide for tackling one of the most misunderstood aspects of OCD. This workbook is an essential tool for anyone struggling with mental rituals—and for clinicians supporting them.

There is a misconception in the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) world that you can always tell when someone is engaging in a compulsion. We know that this is not true because we cannot see the mental compulsions that people are displaying in response to their obsessions. And, while we still cannot read the minds of those with OCD, we have a better insight into how they work, thanks to this excellent workbook that Lauren Rosen has written. Thank you for advancing the field and opening our eyes, our ears, and our minds to acknowledging, assessing, and treating the mental compulsion side of OCD.

In The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD, Lauren Rosen brings clarity to an issue that has long been a source of great confusion for OCD sufferers and treatment providers alike. When a person with OCD is engaged in mental activity that isn’t working, what exactly are they doing in there? This warm and accessible workbook goes beyond simply naming mental compulsions and gives the reader concrete things to look for and do. Finally, a guide that offers more for addressing mental compulsions than ‘Oh, just drop it.’