Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with OCD

                                                   Apps

Live OCD Free
Available in App Store / $29.99
"Includes an Adult version, which creates exercises to diminish OCD symptoms, set practice goals and rewards, tools for fighting OCD at any moment, and allows users to track and monitor their progress. Children's version has the same capabilities as the adult version, but is game-like and engaging."

 nOCD
Available in App Store / Free

"Offers immediate, clinically supported guidance in the moment of the OCD episode, with Exposure and Response Prevention plans and exercises, weekly tests to assess severity, education resources, and inspirational content."

PatientsLikeMe
Available in App Store / Free
"Connect with a community of thousands of users who get what you’re going through, and use the health tracking tools to keep tabs on your symptoms and how you’re feeling, on the go. It’s free, user-friendly, and puts you in the driver’s seat of managing your health. See how your health is changing over time so that you and your care team can make the best choices, together."

AnxietyCoach 
Available in App Store / $4.99
"Anxiety Coach by Mayo Clinic is a comprehensive self-help tool for reducing a wide variety of fears and worries from extreme shyness to obsessions and compulsions. Anxiety Coach helps you make a list of feared activities and then guides you through mastering them one by one. Through this experience, you can increase your confidence as you become less fearful and worried."

Rewind Replay Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well by Fred Penzel

The Sky Is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

The Thought that Counts: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

I Chose Life: A Struggle with OCD, Anxiety, and Depression

Getting Over OCD, Second Edition: A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life by Jonathan Abramowitz

The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts

Websites

International OCD Foundation - The mission of the International OCD Foundation is to help everyone affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders to live full and productive lives. Our aim is to increase access to effective treatment, end the stigma associated with mental health issues, and foster a community for those affected by OCD and the professionals who treat them.

Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry, and Artwork About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD

Books