Many of us, after leaving home, return to double-check if the iron is turned off, or avoid stepping on the grout lines of the tiles while walking down the street, fearing that something terrible will happen... This and much more are obsessive thoughts. If such ideas do not leave your mind, it is a sign of pure obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
"Pure O" differs from regular OCD in that it does not have a clearly expressed physical component. Such OCD is more about obsessions (intrusive thoughts) than about compulsions (repetitive actions and rituals). A person with "pure O" does not use rituals to avoid intrusive thoughts, but unwanted images and ideas in the mind remain. And fighting them can be just as difficult as with regular OCD.
The author of the book offers his methods for combating "pure O" through acceptance and commitment therapy. Often, the psychological methods we resort to for dealing with OCD, on the contrary, make unwanted thoughts stronger. This is because we focus on our obsessive ideas and constantly think about how to cope with them. This book opposes such an approach.
Chad Lejeune teaches not to fixate on unwanted thoughts, to accept them, and to relax as much as possible. Step by step, the book teaches you to do this through creative exercises and psychological practices.
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