Stuff That's Loud

Title:

Stuff That's Loud

A Teen's Guide to Unspiraling When OCD Gets Noisy

Author:

Sedley, Ben

Coyne, Lisa

Subject:

Mindfulness & Meditation

Health & Daily Living

Young Adult Nonfiction

Social Topics

Depression & Mental Illness

Compulsive Behavior

Description:

An OCD book just for you-full of fun, engaging illustrations and powerful tools to help you turn the volume down on your worst symptoms. Do you have thoughts that seem loud? Do your worries spiral out of control and then suck you in? Do intrusive thoughts show up and make you scared of doing certain things-or not doing things-a certain way? Do you ever get a feeling like something bad might happen? Does this loud stuff make you feel alone, or worse-crazy? First, you aren't alone-even if it sometimes feels that way. And second, you are not crazy. You're a teen with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). And while OCD can be difficult to manage, you can manage it. In fact, you can do more than just manage it. You can live a life full of meaning, great relationships, and joy with the help of this book. In Stuff That's Loud, you'll find fun and proven-effective exercises and tools based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you break free from loud, spiraling OCD thoughts and behaviors.

Publisher:

New Harbinger Publications

Date:

2020-05-01

Digital Format:

HOOPLA E BOOK

Summary

An OCD book just for you--full of powerful tools and engaging illustrations to help you live the life you want to live, instead of being controlled by OCD.

Do you have thoughts that seem loud? Do your worries spiral out of control and then suck you in? Do intrusive thoughts show up and make you scared of doing certain things--or not doing things--a certain way? Do you ever get a feeling like something bad might happen? Does this loud stuff make you feel alone, or worse--crazy? First, you aren't alone--even if it sometimes feels that way. And second, you are not crazy. But you might be struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). And while OCD can be difficult, you don't have to let it have power over you. Instead, you can live a life full of meaning, great relationships and joy with the help of this book.

In Stuff That's Loud , you'll learn exposure and response prevention (ERP), and ideas from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you break free from loud, spiralling OCD thoughts and behaviors:

You'll learn to be curious about the world around you You'll use willingness to step forward boldly Flexibility skills to practice everywhere, every when So that you can live a life you give a $#@! about

Life doesn't have to stay stuck any longer!

Author Notes

Ben Sedley, PhD , is a clinical psychologist and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) practitioner with over fifteen years of experience working with adolescents and adults facing mental health difficulties. Sedley's research and practice has focused on examining children and young people's understanding of mental health, which has helped guide him on the best ways to explain mental health concepts and ACT to young people. He is author of the teen self-help book, Stuff That Sucks .

Lisa W. Coyne, PhD , is founder and senior clinical consultant of the McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents (OCDI Jr.), and assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She also founded and directs the New England Center for OCD and Anxiety, and is coauthor of The Joy of Parenting (with Amy Murrell) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Clinician's Guide for Supporting Parents with ACT (with Koa Whittingham). She lives near Boston, MA, with her family and two therapy dogs, Doog and Peach.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 8 Up--According to clinical psychologists Sedley and Coyne, approximately three percent of teens have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this straightforward guide, the authors address "stuff that's loud"--a catchy phrase for those thoughts, feelings, and sensations that take hold in individuals with OCD (often in a terrifying and intrusive manner). The tone of the text is conversational, and the message is encouraging with several anecdotes from teens. This book is divided into two parts, "Spiraling" and "Unspiraling." Part 1 explores how stuff that's loud can create confusion and surprises. Without adequate interventions and professional help, things can easily spiral out of control. Part 2 provides strategies teens can implement to form healthy relationships, such as using curiosity to step into the unknown, seizing the moment, and caring about people and things that matter. The chapter on how to deal with parents is insightful. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, of mixed quality, supplement the text. Additional resources consist only of a website for the International OCD Foundation and the website and Facebook links for the book. VERDICT This engaging self-help book is approachable and relatable and does not inundate readers with an abundance of medical and scientific terminology. A serviceable purchase for teen collections.--Jeanette Lambert, formerly at Nashville-Davidson County Sch., TN

Kirkus Review

A guidebook that seeks to empower those living with OCD. Clinical psychologists Sedley and Coyne give an authentic look at how different minds dealing with OCD function, including personal stories from teens and their family members. Incorporating techniques from Exposure Response Prevention and principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, this book provides tools and activities aimed at helping affected teens figure out how to live the lives they want. The direct, matter-of-fact approach runs the risk of triggering readers, something the authors acknowledge and even note as intentional; they explain that they trust readers to be able to handle the material and that not feeling ready to plunge in is an inherent part of the cycle of remaining trapped and anxious. The book does not proclaim to be a cure for OCD or even that any easy, external fix exists. That clarity in itself offers relief as it preempts the pressure readers may feel if they don't feel fully transformed after using the book. The book, which the authors encourage readers to use along with therapy, puts faith and the power to change in the hands of teens. A supportive, empathetic tone is present throughout, making it a useful guide for young people who may need help identifying and overcoming intrusive thoughts. An honest look at OCD, offering help in managing and overcoming it. (resources) (Nonfiction. 12-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.