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Summary
When in doubt, make belief . For author and news anchor Jeff Bell, these are words to live by. Literally. As someone who has spent much of his life battling severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Bell has had to overcome crippling uncertainty few people can imagine. In this powerful follow-up to his critically acclaimed memoir, Rewind, Replay, Repeat , Bell expounds on the principles of applied belief that allowed him to make such a remarkable recovery from this "doubting disease" and the lessons he's learned while traveling the country talking about doubt. With the help of more than a dozen leading experts, Bell offers readers practical techniques for pushing through the discomfort of uncertainty -- whether it stems from OCD or just everyday worries -- and demonstrates how a shift from decisions based on fear and doubt to ones based on purpose and service can transform any life.
Featuring interviews with Sylvia Boorstein, Patty Duke, Dan Millman, Leon Panetta, Tom Sullivan, and others
Author Notes
Jeff Bell is a longtime veteran of radio and television news and currently coanchors the afternoon news at KCBS Radio in San Francisco. A sought-after motivational speaker, Bell serves as a spokesperson for the nonprofit International OCD Foundation (formerly the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation), to which he is donating a portion of this book's proceeds.
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Library Journal Review
One doesn't have to have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to benefit from the lessons its treatment has to offer. So writes recovering OCD sufferer Bell, whose text resonates with everyday doubts and our frequently debilitating reactions to them. That said, Bell throws out a lot of acronyms, and readers get enmeshed in the OCD world as they proceed. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as family and friends will get into the heads of those who suffer from this condition. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| Part 1 In (The Shadow of) Doubt | |
| 1 With or Within Doubt?: Intellect-Based vs. Fear-Based Doubt | p. 3 |
| 2 Octopuses Chewing Doubt-nuts: An Introduction to OCD | p. 17 |
| 3 Trapdoors: False Exists When Stuck in Doubt | p. 35 |
| Part 2 Making Belief (Ten Steps Out When Stuck in Doubt) | |
| 4 Reverence: First Principle of Making Belief | p. 61 |
| 5 Resolve: Second Principle of Making Belief | p. 79 |
| 6 Investment: Third Principle of Making Belief | p. 95 |
| 7 Surrender: Fourth Principle of Making Belief | p. 113 |
| Part 3 Choosing Greater Good | |
| 8 Better Than "Good": The Greater Good Perspective Shift | p. 133 |
| 9 Believers: Profiles of Belief in Action | p. 155 |
| Afterword | p. 179 |
| The Ten Steps Out When Stuck in Doubt | p. 185 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 187 |
| Notes | p. 191 |
| Index | p. 195 |
| About the Author | p. 203 |
