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The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have an irrational fear of being contaminated by germs, or obsessively double-check things. You may even feel like a prisoner, trapped with your intrusive thoughts. Despite the fact that OCD can have a devastating impact on a person’s life, getting real help can be a challenge. If you have tried medications without success, it might be time to explore further treatment options. You should know that mindfulness-based approaches have been proven-effective in treating OCD and anxiety disorders. They involve developing an awareness and acceptance of the unwanted thoughts, feelings, and urges that are at the heart of OCD. Combining mindfulness practices with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD offers practical and accessible tools for managing the unwanted thoughts and compulsive urges that are associated with OCD. With this workbook, you will develop present-moment awareness, learn to challenge your own distorted thinking, and stop treating thoughts as threats and feelings as facts.

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Hypochondriasis

Hypochondriasis remains controversial, despite its 2000-year history. Although it is considered a mental disorder, hypochondriasis is often regarded as a defense mechanism, peculiar cognitive/ perceptual style, means of nonverbal communication, response to stress, abnormal illness behavior, personality trait, distinct personality disturbance, and part of other mental disorders. Disagreements about etiology and pathogenesis of hypochondriasis go hand in hand with disagreements about its treatment. this book fills the need for a modern, balanced, in-depth, and integrative overview of hypochondriasis as a mental disorder with diverse manifestations. Written by world experts and from different perspectives, it aims to be a state-of-the-art text, demonstrating how the current concepts of hypochondriasis are linked with its rich history, critically examining diagnostic and nosologic issues and suggesting ways of overcoming the conceptual obstacles, describing current views on the etiology, pathogenesis and psychopathology, presenting main treatment approaches, and providing treatment guidelines. This book is intended for both practicing clinicians and researchers. An important resource for all psychiatrists, primary care physicians, clinical psychologists, and other mental health professionals, it will also be of interest for psychiatry residents, medical students, graduate students in clinical psychology, and lay public.

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Stoner Dog

Ann Coulter doubles down on using ‘retarded’ to insult Obama

http://twitter.com/#!/AnnCoulter/status/260795637874954240

Evidently the bottom of the barrel wasn’t completely scraped clean after Ann Coulter called President Obama a “retard” yesterday. And fancy that: She’s still not funny.

@anncoulter maybe I’m a bit overly sensitive, but my 12 yr old son is mentally handicapped. Kind of an additional slap to compare him.

— Mark Quattlebaum (@Markandeaston) October 23, 2012

Nope, you’re not oversensitive. Coulter’s tweets were classless, unnecessary, and mean-spirited. And it wasn’t just liberals hoping to score points against Coulter who took offense.

I think we can all agree that @anncoulter is about as mature as a 5th grader.

— Cessa (@thecessa) October 23, 2012

@anncoulter So u say “no” to cancer references but it’s ok to call the room “retarded”. U r one sick girl.

— Jim (@jimmytwoshooz) October 23, 2012

@anncoulter What would a retarded room look like?How do offensive references make political points?Please explain, or is a book coming?

— Kevin Flay (@Kfflay) October 23, 2012

“@anncoulter “because cancer references are HILARIOUS… must be one retarded room.” because mental disability references are hilarious too?

— Aziz Aleks Aripov (@Zee1949) October 23, 2012

@anncoulter I don’t give a shit what your political views are, using the #Rword is just wrong. Your message is being lost in the hate speech

— Myssie Pillers (@Myssie_Pillers) October 23, 2012

In @anncoulter‘s world cancer is off limits but intellectual disabilities are fair game.

— Tanis Miller (@redneckmommy) October 23, 2012

I want to know why @anncoulter is deliberately trying to hurt disabled people & their loved ones. I understand political targets, but this?

— Luna (@Heading_West) October 23, 2012

@anncoulter from one conservative to another, PLEASE stop using the “R” word!!!!

— joe rollins (@Joe_Rollins_) October 23, 2012

But hey, trolling the Twitterverse sells books, or something. At least, that’s what Coulter hopes.

And for what it’s worth, Twitchy disagrees that President Obama was making a cancer reference when he spoke of “stage three Romnesia.” He also said, “I want to make sure nobody in the surrounding area catches it,” which implies that the analogy was to a communicable disease or some sort of epidemic.

Classless and wrong. Reach for the stars, Ann!

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