Learning to Accept Reality

Learning to accept reality is an important part of living in the present. Distorting reality can lead to depression, anxiety, disappointment in your relationships and more. This worksheet has three parts to help people understand how they distort memories from their past, events in the present, and thoughts about their future. (DBT, CBT, Thought-Changing, 0916)

Building Body Acceptance

This tool was prepared by the Australian Center for Clinical Interventions and is intended to help people learn to challenge their faulty assumptions about their bodies. It will be helpful for many people who dwell on the imperfections of their body, but particularly those with Body Dysmorphic Disorder. (OCD, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, self-injury, 0716).

What You Need to Know About OCD

This brochure, produced by the International OCD Foundation, is a comprehensive overview of OCD covering common symptoms, facts about OCD, treatment options, how to choose a therapist and more. (0717)

OCD Triggers and Rituals

This worksheet is designed to help people determine the things that trigger their obsessive thinking as well as the rituals they use to try and control their upsetting thoughts. (OCD, anxiety, exposure therapy, ERP, 0716)

Accepting Your Upsetting Thoughts

These two worksheets are designed to help people deal with obsessive thinking. The first worksheet asks people to write down and rate their upsetting thoughts. The second worksheet asks people to imagine their upsetting thoughts are on clouds, and to let them float away without reacting to them. (OCD, CBT, exposure therapy, anxiety, 0717).