What are 'intrusive thoughts' (we all have them) and what has CBT for OCD got to do with a polar bear? People sometimes talk about being "a little bit OCD", but the reality of obsessive compulsive disorder is much more difficult than a tendency to line your pens up or be super tidy.
Ashley Fulwood talks to Dr Lucy Maddox about his journey towards recovery from OCD with the help of CBT, and Professor Paul Salkovkis explains how CBT works.
Show Notes
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Websites
For more about BABCP check out: babcp.com
To find an accredited therapist: http://cbtregisteruk.com
Ashley's charity, OCD-UK is here, and there is a lot of useful information on their website: https://www.ocduk.org/
And another OCD charity, OCD Action, is here: https://www.ocdaction.org.uk/
Books
Break Free From OCD by Fiona Challacombe, Victoria Bream Oldfield and Paul Salkovskis
Overcoming OCD by David Veale and Rob Wilson
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