OCD and Marriage: Pathways to Reshaping Your Lives Together [Paperback]

Foreword i
What Others Say iii
Preface v
Authors’ Note viii
How to Use This Book ix

Section I: Understand OCD in Your Marriage 1

Chapter 1: Our Stories 3
Chapter 2: What Makes a Good Marriage? 11
Chapter 3: Defining OCD and Its Subtypes 17
Chapter 4: Do's and Don'ts of Accommodating OCD in the Marriage 35
Chapter 5: Our Levels of Awareness: How did We Know? 39
Chapter 6: Mindfulness and Treatment 45
Chapter 7: Examples From Our Experiences 51

Section II Six Ways to Rebuild Your Marriage 71

Chapter 8: Pathway One—Six Ways to Rebuild Your Marriage 71
Chapter 9: Pathway Two—Address Emotions in the Relationship 77
Chapter 10: Pathway Three—Improve Communication 83
Chapter 11: Pathway Four—Get Treatment for Both of You
Chapter 12: Pathway Five— Find Your Voices 92
Chapter 13: Pathway Six— Rebalance and Reignite Romance 101
Chapter 14: All Pathways: Evaluate the Implementation of Your Action Plans 105
Chapter 15: Interactive Exercises 109

Section III: Tools and Resources

Concluding Thoughts125
References 159
Index 165