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A review by opalescence
Stuff That's Loud: A Teen's Guide to Unspiraling When Ocd Gets Noisy by Ben Sedley, Lisa W. Coyne
4.0
I didn’t vibe with the ACT or Exposure therapy listed later on in the book, but the first half was invaluable and validating for those with thoughts they can’t unspiral from.
I do think this book tried its best to represent those struggling with OCD, but the ACT therapy was too “hit you on the head” with “just do the scary things that make you think you and/or your loved ones will die, even if it’s just a tiny, tiny thing.” I must be worse off than I thought, because exposure to anything MILDLY triggering sets me out the rest of the day; probably the next few days.
As an intro book for OCD I think it could help educate teens, but like aforementioned, didn’t vibe with ACT or exposure therapy.
I do think this book tried its best to represent those struggling with OCD, but the ACT therapy was too “hit you on the head” with “just do the scary things that make you think you and/or your loved ones will die, even if it’s just a tiny, tiny thing.” I must be worse off than I thought, because exposure to anything MILDLY triggering sets me out the rest of the day; probably the next few days.
As an intro book for OCD I think it could help educate teens, but like aforementioned, didn’t vibe with ACT or exposure therapy.