Buddhist Recovery Network book review
“When In Doubt, Make Belief: An OCD-Inspired Approach To Living With Uncertainty”
Jeff Bell
New World Library, 2009.
ISBN 978-1-57731-670-1
Paperback. 203 pages.
School/perspective: A combination of traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy and applied belief/mindfulness practices
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Chapter headings:
- Foreword by Michael A. Jenike, MD
- Introduction
- PART ONE: IN (THE SHADOW OF) DOUBT
- 1. With or Within Doubt?: Intellect-Based vs. Fear-Based Doubt
- 2. Octopuses Chewing Doubt-nuts: An Introduction to OCD
- 3. Trapdoors: False Exits When Stuck In Doubt
- PART TWO: MAKING BELIEF (TEN STEPS OUT WHEN STUCK IN DOUBT)
- 4. Reverence: First Principle of Making Belief
- 5. Resolve: Second Principle of Making Belief
- 6. Investment: Third Principle of Making Belief
- 7. Surrender: Fourth Principle of Making Belief
- PART THREE: CHOOSING GREATER GOOD
- 8. Better Than "Good": The Greater Good Perspective Shift
- 9. Believers: Profiles of Belief in Action
- Afterword
- The Ten Steps Out When Stuck In Doubt
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
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