Violent Thoughts

People with harm OCD - a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - suffer from violent, unwanted thoughts and a crippling fear of harming others. They may also resist seeking treatment for fear of being judged. In Overcoming Harm OCD, psychotherapist and OCD expert Jon Hershfield offers powerful cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness tools to help listeners break the endless cycle of pain and self-doubt caused by their disorder, and overcome their most debilitating symptoms.

Grief, mental illness, and the bonds of family are movingly explored in this extraordinary memoir “suffused with emotional depth and intellectual inquiry” (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises) as a writer delves into the tragedy of his mother’s violent death at the hands of...

The author has mixed feelings about this book. At first, he thought it was brilliant and life-changing—and some readers agreed. He let the praise go to his head. But many didn’t get it. Eventually, Kalin became ashamed—of the mind-over-matter hocus-pocus, the plot holes, the misunderstood or offensive moments, the painfully awkward sex scenes. He disowned the book for 20 years. Maybe that was a mistake. Because this strange, messy story is still a window into his soul. So here it is, unchanged and unedited—for better or worse. The plot: Lisa is a slave on a desert planet slowly ...