Quiet Your OCD Brain: A Game-Changing Metacognitive Workbook to Defeat Obsessions and Compulsions

“OCD is a parasite that manipulates attention so you inadvertently feed it. That terrible theme of your doubts is just a tricky distraction! Reid Wilson, a truly creative pioneer in the field, coaches you in the strategies that get you back in control. He gives you moment-by-moment steps, based on sound neuroscience, to break the ‘rules’ that OCD has established and change false alarms into irrelevant noise. His verbal prompts for shifting your attitude are gems. He gets it.”
―Sally Winston, PsyD, coauthor of Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts, Needing to Know for Sure, and Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety

“Reid Wilson has been a pioneer and leader in innovative treatment strategies for OCD for decades. Quiet Your OCD Brain provides a fresh conceptualization of contemporary thematic presentations of OCD that are mapped onto lived experiences. Wilson is a motivating coach, instilling optimism, courage, and determination while offering pragmatic strategies one can systematically employ to ‘exploit’ OCD through his 6-Moment Game. This resource is a game changer.”
―Barbara Van Noppen, PhD, LCSW, clinical professor of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences, and vice chair for faculty development at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

“Reid Wilson has done it again. Anyone who follows his 6-Moment Game strategy will learn to quiet their mind. He shows the reader how to change the signals the brain is getting from the OCD to the signals you want it to get. The workbook is very easy to follow, with lots of worksheets and clear directions. I recommend it to everyone who suffers with OCD and wants to fight this torturous disorder.”
―Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, ABPP, cofounder of the Bio Behavioral Institute, IOCDF Lifetime Achievement awardee, global leader in OCD and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) treatment, and author of numerous books on OCD and related disorders

“I have always respected Reid Wilson’s innovation in the OCD space and his willingness to step beyond widely accepted therapies without ignoring their tested principles. Reid’s 6-Moment Game is a fun and easy-to-understand framework for taking back control of your life and mind. This book guides you, the reader, through how to win over the sticky processes of OCD, moment by moment.”
―Stuart Ralph, MA, MSc, creator of The OCD Storiespodcast, and cofounder of The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy

“Quiet Your OCD Brainoffers an innovative adaptation of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) that shows significant promise for individuals with OCD. Written in a compassionate, accessible, and engaging style, it provides practical strategies to overcome this condition.Individuals with OCD, their families, and their care providers will find this book enlightening and empowering. It offers genuine hope to those living with this often debilitating condition.”
―Judith S. Beck, PhD, president of the Beck Institute, clinical professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of CBT: Basics and Beyond

“Quiet Your OCD Brain offers a clear, practical, and direct approach to understanding and responding differently to obsessive thoughts and compulsive urges. Reid Wilson skillfully translates evidence-based principles into concrete, moment-to-moment strategies that help readers disengage from OCD’s traps and reclaim their lives. This is a valuable resource for anyone seeking actionable tools grounded in clinical science.”
―Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of Getting Over OCD

“Do we really need another self-help book for OCD? Yes. We need this one. I have never seen a book on OCD that so surgically focuses on strategy and wastes zero time explaining to OCD sufferers what they’re feeling and why. They know. They just need keys to unlock OCD’s code and beat it at its own game. This book is so good, I almost started filling out the exercises myself, forgetting that I was only reading this to write an endorsement for my friend and colleague. I might go back and fill them out anyway. It would be time well spent. Don’t just endure your OCD, folks. Choose to misbehave.”
―Jon Hershfield, MFT, director of the Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt, and author of seven self-help books for OCD

“Reid Wilson has a rare gift: translating deep clinical wisdom into clear, practical guidance that readers can immediately apply. Quiet Your OCD Brain is concise, accessible, and grounded in metacognitive principles that help people change their relationship with their intrusive thoughts. With warmth and precision, Wilson guides readers from understanding to action―offering a practice-driven path toward lasting change.”
―Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP, codirector of the OCD and Anxiety Program of Southern California; and an international educator advancing effective, accessible treatments for OCD