When in Doubt, Make Belief
An OCD-Inspired Approach to Living with Uncertainty
1st Edition
Published on 9. February 2011
224 pages
978-1-57731-909-2 (ISBN)
Description
When in doubt, make belief. For author and news anchor Jeff Bell, these are words to live by. Literally. As someone who has spent much of his life battling severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Bell has had to overcome crippling uncertainty few people can imagine. In this powerful follow-up to his critically acclaimed memoir, Rewind, Replay, Repeat, Bell expounds on the principles of applied belief that allowed him to make such a remarkable recovery from this "doubting disease" and the lessons he's learned while traveling the country talking about doubt. With the help of more than a dozen leading experts, Bell offers readers practical techniques for pushing through the discomfort of uncertainty - whether it stems from OCD or just everyday worries - and demonstrates how a shift from decisions based on fear and doubt to ones based on purpose and service can transform any life.
Featuring interviews with Sylvia Boorstein, Patty Duke, Dan Millman, Leon Panetta, Tom Sullivan, and others
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Jeff Bell is a longtime veteran of radio and television news and currently coanchors the afternoon news at KCBS Radio in San Francisco. His first book, Rewind, Replay, Repeat, was published in early 2007 and quickly established him as a leading voice in the mental health community. Bell is a sought-after motivational speaker and serves as a spokesperson for the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, to which he is donating a portion of the proceeds from When in Doubt, Make Belief.
Visit Jeff Bell online at www.BeyondTheDoubt.org.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- 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: Chossing 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
