Brain Lock
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz · first published 1997
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An estimated 5 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.In Brain Lock, Jeffrey M. Schwartz presents a simple four-step method for overcoming OCD that is so effective, it's now used in academic treatment centers throughout
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…relatively low-grade and not life impacting, so long as I do the thing I said here. When it gets out of hand, I need to remember to follow through more with what this book told me to do: https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Lock-Twentieth-Anniversary-Obse... That's the one my therapist had recommended. I try to avoid medication, but that's a personal preference. I do hope you the best on your journey! edit: removed a word…
on “Open list of GDPR fines so far” ↗…medication to help you with that initial training, you may have a completely different diagnosis. No one here should diagnose you, because a doctor wouldn't diagnose over the internet. A helpful book: "Brain Lock" by Jeffrey Schwartz. It's about OCD but in my experience all these things are connected.
on “Ask HN: How to break anxiety/fear-avoidance cycle?” ↗Recently I've read a book called "Brain Lock" which is about effective 4-step technique of rewiring your brain and getting rid of OCD symptoms. The steps are "Relabel", "Reattribute", "Refocus", "Revalue". Not getting into details, but among other…
on “Ask HN: Rate my idea - a site for OCD sufferers” ↗…from AIDS to Rabies and then it'll find its way back to AIDS again, or maybe covid ... among many other issues. You need to go after the OCD head-on, rather than the symptoms. My counselor recommended Brain Lock for me. I need to read it again, myself; but, I believe it to be a useful book and always recommend it.
on “Ask HN: Mobile phone addiction help?” ↗The article reads like a case study on OCD from Brain Lock.
on “The day I accidentally killed a little boy” ↗…spawned the video essay series by CGP Gray: Rules of Rulers ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs ). It has been a strong recommend for me on how and why the political world is the way it is. Brain Lock: This is a book about OCD and it discusses a method of helping manage the symptoms and manifestations of OCD that creates a measurable and material change on the brain itself. Like self-help books, it…
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