Compulsive Control

In Too Perfect, Dr. Allan Mallinger draws on 20 years of research and observations from his private practice to show how perfectionism can sap energy, complicate even the simplest decisions, and take the enjoyment out of life. For workaholics or neat freaks, for anyone who fears change or making mistakes, needs rigid rules, is excessively frugal or obstinate, Too Perfect offers revealing self-tests, fascinating case histories, and practical strategies to help us overcome obsessiveness and reclaim our right to happiness.

Are you tired of feeling guilty and out of control around food? Do you find yourself eating when you're not even hungry, and unable to stop once you've started? It's time to take control of your relationship with food and put an end to overeating once and for all. The 30 Days to Stop Overeating workbook offers a comprehensive program to help you identify the root causes of your overeating and develop strategies to overcome them. With daily exercises and prompts, you'll learn how to cultivate mindfulness, tune into your body's hunger signals, and develop a healthier relationship with food. ...

Do you find yourself constantly buying things you don't need or can't afford? Does the thrill of shopping only provide temporary happiness, followed by feelings of guilt and shame? If you're ready to break free from the cycle of compulsive shopping, 30 Days to Stop Being a Shopaholic can help. This practical and insightful workbook offers a 30-day program designed to help you identify and address the root causes of your shopping addiction. Using mindfulness techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other evidence-based approaches, this workbook will guide you through a process of self-...

Are you tired of feeling like you're constantly stuck in a cycle of bad spending habits? Do you want to cultivate a more mindful, intentional approach to your finances and break free from the stress and anxiety of overspending? Look no further than 30 Days to Drop a Bad Spending Habit. This comprehensive workbook offers a practical and effective mindfulness program designed to help you transform your relationship with money and develop healthier spending habits. With 30 unique mindfulness exercises, each accompanied by a corresponding hashtag that allows you to connect with others and share...

This empowering audiobook offers a holistic approach to healing, combining affirmations and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to help you overcome the emotional distress of Binge Eating Disorder. With soothing narration and guided exercises, you'll learn to recognize triggers, manage urges, and cultivate inner strength and resilience.

Why do we act against our own best interests—again and again—despite knowing better? You stay up late scrolling your phone, knowing you’ll regret it in the morning. You reach for snacks you promised yourself you wouldn’t touch. You check email in the middle of a conversation with someone you love. It’s not that you lack discipline. It’s that something else seems to take over—just long enough to derail you. The Self-Control Book is a groundbreaking exploration of why we lose control in the moments that matter most—and how to reclaim it. Blending cutting-edge neuroscience with...

Looking for a way to get over emotional eating? Want to stop binge eating and improve your relationship with food? Are you indulging in compulsive eating habits? Most of us have, at one point or another, spiraled into unhealthy and compulsive eating habits. There are many surface-level reasons for this, but the root cause is usually our own emotions. If this applies to you, and if you are looking for a way out, then we urge you to keep on reading. Although most people do not realize it, our emotions have an unyielding hold on our attitudes and habits, and eating is not an exception. The ...

A houseful of clutter may not be the only reason people pack on extra pounds, but research proves that it plays a big role. A recent study showed that people with super-cluttered homes were 77 percent more likely to be overweight or obese! In Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight, organizing guru Peter Walsh comes to the rescue with a simple six-week plan to help listeners.

How can you control something that you can’t see or understand? Is the ego bad or good? Does it want to hurt me or help me? Before you can start changing your behavior, you need to start understanding the complexity of the ego. It sounds more complex than it is but once you know what the ego really wants and how you can work around it, you can see the results in as little as 12 days. Controlling your emotions and having control of all your decisions shouldn’t be a mystery but your birth right.

Are you Stuck in the OCD & Anxiety Loop? If so, you certainly are not alone. In fact, millions of people around the world are stuck in this loop too. And if you are stuck, it probably has nothing to do with you not wanting help or not being willing to help yourself. In fact, I would bet you have probably spent an excessive amount of time, energy, and resources attempting to “get unstuck,” but despite all your attempts, find yourself back in the loop time and time again. But rest assured, you can break out of the loop. I know firsthand. The reason I was stuck for so many years, and the ...

In the first comprehensive guide to treating obsessive compulsive disorder based on clinically proven behavioral therapy techniques, Dr. Lee Baer’s Getting Control has been providing OCD sufferers with information and relief for more than 20 years. In this updated edition, OCD sufferers and their loved ones will find everything they need to assess their symptoms, set realistic goals, and create specific therapeutic exercises for managing this disorder.

Break free from OCD’s grip - Claim peace of mind and control over your life, even if past attempts have failed. Do you find yourself endlessly trapped in a cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors? Are you yearning for a way out, desperate to reclaim your life from the constraints of OCD? Does your struggle often go unnoticed while you long for understanding and support from friends and family? If you’ve answered "yes" to any of these questions, take heart–your journey to clarity and freedom starts here. "The Imperfect Pursuit of Perfection: OCD and the Illusion of Control...

People want to live with fewer restrictions on their lives and to achieve meaning, purpose, and success. Those with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, have been given limiting thoughts of things they can’t do by others and negative stigmas. This audiobook gives positive messages and a calming background to help change to a positive mindset. Split into two parts, Subliminal Affirmations and The Laws of Attraction Guide, this audiobook will first present you with affirmations to enter your subconscious and show that it can help in the most positive way to see a new outlook....

WINNER OF THE 2024 BRONZE GLOBAL PUBLISHING AWARD for the Category Psychology & Counseling Written by a former stress head who knows first-hand how to navigate the maze of overthinking and emerge victorious, this revolutionary book presents hard-won practical advice from Nikki Goldstein, an AWARD WINNING ex-Vogue and Elle health journalist who coined the term "underthinking" (a clever, easy, Zen-like mental health hack) to re-engineer her overthinking. Underthinking is the exact opposite of overthinking. Goldstein has distilled tried-and-tested therapeutic tools, such as Cognitive Behavior ...

Nail biting is not a weakness — it is a coping mechanism. At some point, your subconscious mind discovered it as a way to ease stress, calm nerves, or manage tension. But what once helped now harms, leaving frustration, shame, and nails that are hard to heal. This ultra-short book gives you one clear tool: a daily self-hypnosis session designed to break the cycle. Using classic hypnotic deepeners, gentle metaphors, and the Six-Step Reframe, it guides you to thank the old habit for what it once tried to do — and then make the switch. From “I can’t stop” to “It can stop.” From ...

Do cravings control you more than you’d like? What starts as comfort or reward can easily turn into compulsion. But freedom is closer than you think. This ultra-short book is designed for daily use. In one clear and powerful self-hypnosis session, you will experience the Switch: moving from “I can’t resist” to “It can choose.” By giving control back to your subconscious and your body’s natural wisdom, the struggle fades and lasting choice begins. Inside you will discover: A concise hypnosis script you can return to anytime A guided inner journey to meet your helper, thank old ...

Battling with overthinking is a battle that never ends. You need to constantly be vigilant with analyzing your thoughts and identifying when bouts of anxiety begin to occur. This book will help you by teaching you strategies that will give you the tools you need to overcome your struggles and overcome them. Typically, overthinking is not a disorder or problem on its own, and is more of a symptom of another larger issue. Through listening to this book, you will begin to understand and discover the reasons for your overthinking.

Do you want to spend the rest of your life carrying the heavy weight of that shame and embarrassment that comes from Trichotillomania hair pulling on your shoulders? If not, this might be the book you’ve been waiting for. In Stop Pulling Secrets, you’ll discover the method I used to obliterate his Trichotillomania hair pulling problem and free my mind from that constant stress after 20 long years of suffering through it. My dream is that you’ll follow the same steps and achieve the same life-changing success.

Are you presently distressed from panic attacks? Are you desirous of stopping it for ever but do not know how to do it? If your answer is yes then, then this is the right book to give you the simple but powerful steps to do that. Forget those complicated methods to managing panic attacks, there is a simple but effective alternative for you in this book. Tim Robbs a seasoned author, has put together the book Stop Panic Attack to show you how to dissolve anxiety, manage fears, cure panic disorders, and regain control of your life today

This empowering audiobook offers a holistic approach to healing, combining affirmations and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to help you overcome the emotional distress of repetitive behaviors. With soothing narration and guided exercises, you'll learn to recognize triggers, manage urges, and cultivate inner strength and resilience.