Your OCD Will
Hate This Book

As a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist who also specializes in OCD and Anxiety Treatment, and also an author, I agree with one expert endorser: this book is disarming. Frankly, I'm a little frustrated at the simplicity because I value complexity where it's needed. But here's the thing: Nathan accomplished in writing what he does in his videos: fidelity to evidence based care, TRUE compassion that's real, and an incisive scalpel to cut to the issues at hand without fluff. I'm both proud of Nathan for his work and mission, and deeply grateful for this work. Buy the book like I did.

This book is well written, and concise. Nathan has helped me take my life back when I first got my OCD diagnosis. I didn't think I could survive, let alone thrive but because of him, my life has changed for the better. This book just has allowed me to have all his tips and tricks in one place. Forever grateful.

Knowing Nathan, I knew before I even opened this book that it would be manageable and digestible because that's what he does. He's incredibly good at meeting people where they're at instead of talking above their understanding level, and this book is exactly that. As a therapist who's specialized in OCD and anxiety since 2008, I'd recommend this book to anyone who knows they have OCD and knows they want help with it. This book will help you through your journey in all of those situations.

Nathan truly has a gift for helping people with the absolute disaster and debilitating disease that is OCD. This book is the cherry on top of his YouTube channel. Relatable, understandable, humorous (which is ironic given the subject!) feels attainable to battle the struggle. He makes you feel less isolated and broken, and his kindness emanates off both print and video. You have a God given talent Nathan! BRAVO on the book and a well deserved CONGRATULATIONS!

This book teaches APPROACHES THAT REALLY WORK (versus almost all other methods that sound good but only have about a 33 percent success rate.) Nathan teaches approaches that sometimes are no fun at all and are not like anything you ahve ever done before, but they really work. Really! This book can change your life.

I just finished the first chapter. It is such a great introduction to OCD, and it's written in such an intentionally down-to-Earth kind of way. Very approachable for anyone regardless of insight into their OCD or where they are in treatment. There is no jargon or egodystonic this or that, just a clear OCD cycle with crisp descriptions of what to do about it. Well done!

Have dealt with OCD for a long time and this is the first thing that has actually made sense to me. Nathan Peterson explains ERP in a way that is not confusing and gives you steps you can actually do. The worksheets help a lot. I liked how he talks about all OCD themes being the same thing basically, that helped me see my own stuff differently. If you are tired of OCD running your life, get this book.

I think its a life changing piece of literature

Do you have OCD? You must get this book. I have bought several OCD books and none of them accomplish what this one does. It easily gets to the heart of what you need to do to help yourself. My advice, read this book, then ask ChatGPT to tell you what ERP to do for your specific theme. Use this book to guide you. Don't stop, do the ERP over and over and over.

I'm a big Nathan Peterson fan. This book is fantastic, easy to follow, and understand. He gets it. He knows OCD and this book is a blueprint on how to really engage with the gold standard ERP therapy. Well done Nathan, I'm still working on my own health related OCD and it's a struggle but I do believe I can and will become a better manager of my obsessions and compulsions. Thank you!

The book is great, Nathan gets to the heart of the matter. The best book written on the subject!

I hesitated to write a review under my own name, but that tells you how highly I recommend Nathan Peterson's work. The moment I saw he'd written a book, I bought it without hesitation, and I also picked up the audiobook because it's narrated by Nathan himself. In my experience, the best OCD therapists have an incredible ability to make you feel completely normal. Nathan simplifies and uncomplicates something that can feel very heavy. He gives you confidence that recovery is genuinely attainable, and he makes the seemingly impossible feel possible. Not everyone has access to an OCD specialist, and that's what makes this book so valuable.

If you have OCD, get this. Nathan is the master of helping those with OCD. Literally his exercises and guidance helped me fully recover from Pure OCD, and it only took one year!

I was diagnosed with OCD at six years old and I'm now 42. I've been following Nathan on YouTube for years and his videos are amazing. This book not only explains OCD, it gives you the tools to do something about it and breaks it down perfectly. I know this book is going to change my life. Thank you for everything you do for the OCD community.

As a person with OCD and as an OCD specialist, this book has been amazing! Super informative, lots of great examples and just overall really well written. The worksheets alone were five stars for me. Great job, Nathan!

Thank you so much for creating this book. Anyone who needs help understanding the mechanism of OCD and how to overcome those obstacles in their life, this book is for you.

Excellent self help book, it is very easy to read.