{"product_id":"the-laypersons-guide-to-i-cbt-herbert-micah-bernhardt-9781764768658","title":"The Layperson's Guide to I-CBT for OCD: Master Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Dismantle Obsessional Doubts and Trust Your Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Layperson's Guide to I-CBT for OCD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen obsessive-compulsive disorder continues despite treatment, the cause is often not a failure of will or effort. For many people, the problem is a specific reasoning error: the tendency to trust imagination over direct sensory evidence, generating doubts that feel urgent and real even when nothing observable supports them. Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, known as I-CBT, targets this reasoning error at its source and offers a clinically validated path to recovery that does not require deliberate exposure to feared situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat This Book Helps You Understand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis guide translates the complete I-CBT clinical model into plain language for readers without a background in psychology. Across thirteen focused chapters, you will learn to identify the reasoning error at the root of obsessional doubt, recognize the precise moment your thinking shifts from reality-based to imagination-based, apply a five-step reality-sensing protocol grounded in direct sensory evidence, and build alternative narratives that replace the OCD story without relying on reassurance or willpower. A twelve-week practice calendar, five worked alternative story templates, a reasoning device identification guide, and a structured relapse-prevention framework are included in the appendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Makes This Guide Different\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost I-CBT resources available to the public are written for clinicians or require purchasing multiple volumes. This book delivers the complete self-help protocol in a single accessible volume, with every clinical term defined in plain language at first use and compiled in a full glossary. Each chapter closes with a practical exercise designed for a schedule of five to fifteen minutes. The I-CBT framework is applied to five OCD presentations with worked examples specific to each: contamination OCD, harm OCD, relationship OCD, scrupulosity, and Pure O. Mental compulsions and invisible rituals receive a dedicated chapter, making this guide particularly useful for readers whose OCD operates primarily in the internal world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is for readers who...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e...have tried exposure-based therapy and found it too distressing or insufficiently effective. ...are on a therapy waitlist and want a structured, self-guided resource to begin now. ...experience primarily mental compulsions, intrusive thoughts, or Pure O with no visible rituals. ...struggle with relationship OCD, health OCD, or scrupulosity and need an approach that does not centre on reassurance-seeking. ...want to understand precisely why obsessional doubt feels more real than direct sensory evidence, and how that reasoning error can be corrected.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBegin Where You Are\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding how obsessional doubt is constructed is a different starting point from simply managing the anxiety it produces, and a more durable one. For readers who want a structured, evidence-based approach to OCD recovery that does not require deliberate confrontation with feared situations, this book provides a complete and practical framework for independent practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert Micah Bernhardt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764768655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764768658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nursing Knowledge Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Herbert Micah Bernhardt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084242231551,"sku":"9781764768658","price":17.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-laypersons-guide-to-i-cbt-herbert-micah-bernhardt-9781764768658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}