What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck
September 6, 2009 by admin
Filed under Anxiety in Children
What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Revealing OCD in a whole new light, this interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize OCD\’s tricks. Engaging examples, activities, and step-by-step instructions help children master the skills needed to break free from the sticky thoughts and urges of OCD, and live happier lives. This is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change. Included in the book is an extensive Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.more info
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SusanV on Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 10:01 pm
Easy to read and offers great ideas
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I thought this was a great book for kids and teens with OCD. I am a therapist and I will recommend it to all my clients with OCD.
Dorothy Ann on Fri, 4th Sep 2009 3:53 am
This book’s audience is young kids, say 6-11
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I wish I’d had access to this book when my daughter was younger. She’s 14, suffers with trichotillimania (pulls hair out), and the habit is now deeply ingrained. This book is too simple for her and is more appropriate for younger children, up to age 11 or possibly even 12.
Tiffany A. Ballinger on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 4:37 am
Excellent tool for children with OCD
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
According to statistics, OCD in children is more prevalent than most realize. After my 13 year old son was diagnosed with OCD a year ago, I purchased this book for him. It seemed juvenile at the time but proved to be quite valuable in helping him understand he’s not alone and that his symptoms started at a younger age than he realized because he could not put his symptoms into words at such a young age. After medication and therapy, he became symptom-free in less than 6 months.
Now, my 11 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with OCD a month ago – almost a year ago to the day as my son. We already know that OCD is hereditary. I immediately purchased this book again for my daughter this time. She finds it very helpful and loves doing the exercises in the book. She feels like the book knows exactly what she is going through and helps explain it to her in simple enough terms that she “gets it” but not too simple that it’s boring. My daughter’s psychiatrist has her using this book as part of her therapy. My daughter works in this book every day to help her push past the confusion and help her on the road to recovery. We are hopeful that this book, along with medication and therapy, that she too will be symptom-free in no time just like her brother. The psychiatrist took the title of the book and is now suggesting the purchase of this book to all of her patients diagnosed with OCD. It really is a helpful tool!
Linda Foster on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 7:49 am
OCD informative
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
this book was great for my little girl..she was diagnosed with OCD
and coming to terms with it..she needed to know she was not “weird”
and that others like herself deal with OCD every single day to some degree
I highly recommend this book
!
Mom in Raleigh on Tue, 8th Sep 2009 2:58 am
Life-changing book
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I read this book with my nine-year-old child in one afternoon. We saw immediate results. Her OCD symptoms were relatively mild to moderate, but we saw a dramatic decrease in OCDs immediately. It was as if the book gave her permission to take control of a situation that she felt was out of her control. She was instantly transformed back into our happy, cheerful and talkative child. She no longer sits in social settings repeating words in her head and missing the life going on around her. I HIGHLY recommend this book. I wish our physician had given it to us two years ago. It is a condensed version of books written for adults and parents. I even recommend it for adults struggling with anxiety and OCD.
Anastasia Green on Tue, 8th Sep 2009 2:20 pm
Another Great Book
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
These books are great! The cognitive behavioral approaches to treating children with OCD are very helpful. The author is able to address children in a way that makes them feel safe and understood. A great book for Parents and those who work with children!
Bobby Rebo on Sat, 12th Sep 2009 10:17 am
Even better for younger kids
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is a very good book. It does clearly explain to young children what the experience of OCD is and describes in general terms what to do about the problem. However, since I just read The Boy Who Finally Stopped Washing, I see that it only discusses OCD in broad terms. Each person requires treatment tailored to their individual needs. Also, some sensitive kids, as most OCD kids are, might not like thinking that their brain is “stuck” (something is wrong with them). This book is a little cook-booky and does not tell a success story like the book I just read did.
Max's Mom on Sun, 13th Sep 2009 2:30 pm
This book changed my son’s life for the better
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My 9 year old son worked through this book with his OCD therapist, and it had an immediate, positive impact on his understanding of his disorder. It gave him the tools he needed to fight back against his intrusive thoughts and anxiety. He continues to rely on this book when things “flare up” occasionally. I’m so thankful that he has this book to help remind him what is really happening in his head when his OCD bothers him, and what he can do to help get it under control.
Lenny M on Sun, 13th Sep 2009 3:03 pm
Empowering
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have a son who has been struggling with OCD symptoms for years. Previous meds and therapy helped a little. Reading this book, in conjunction with reviewing it with his qualified therapist, has made a monumental difference. For the first time, he feels empowered enough to control symptoms that previously controlled him. I highly recommend this book to all parents, as well as therapists, who are trying to help children tormented by OCD symptoms.
A. Livingston on Tue, 15th Sep 2009 8:36 pm
What to do when your brain gets stuck
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My daughter is 7 and was diagnosed with OCD in Aug. This book is fantastic!!! It is full of great tools to fight OCD. The book is interactive and kid friendly. The concepts are easy for kids to understand. This book is great for parents who need something that can help free their children from OCD. We did the work book together, a little at a time,and we also got help from a therapist. The therapist mainly supported what we did in the work book, and helped reinforce the techniques and information we learned. My daughter is free from OCD thanks to this book, and a great and caring therapist. This book is a must for any parent, and child facing OCD. Forget all the other books and order this one.
Angela Ebel on Fri, 18th Sep 2009 4:36 pm
Excellent resource to help children/early teens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My daughter has Tourette’s, which has both an OCD component and an anxiety/worry component to the disorder (as well as other aspects). We first purchased from this author the book on Worry and used it during her sessions aloud with her psychologist. It was WONDERFUL and really helped her UNDERSTAND the worry bully, which is so important once kids reach an age of concrete understanding. But when we saw that the same author had written a book on OCD, we were VERY excited to take it to our daughters sessions and begin work right away! The wording in the book is absolutely perfect for the older child and preteen age group in a way that I’ve not seen written before. There are many resources for parents, and several resources for very young (5 year old) kids, and many resources for older teens. But this was an age group that didn’t have many resources to begin their own self-understanding of what was going on with their own thoughts and bodies in relationship to OCD and then what to do about it. This book taught ME so much about this also!!! And also how to word it and THEN HELP my daughter. The psychologist had not received information flyers about these books and so she is now recommending this author’s books to other families in her practice. I highly recommend this book for any parent and child with Tourettes with and OCD component or OCD alone. Please let me know what you think also! Angie E.
DisneyDenizen on Wed, 23rd Sep 2009 2:48 am
Strongly Recommend this Book for your OCD child
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this and two other books in the series for my 13yo daughter who has Aspergers and OCD… and diabetes… and Celiac Disease. Because of her various issues, my daughter has developed a fear of germs and gluten. It is extreme. (The reality is that gluten can only harm her if she puts it in her mouth or inhales it, like if she were around poofing floor.) For example, envelopes have gluten, therefore she is afraid of envelopes. Our outside doorknob may have gluten on it (from when we enter the house, before we all wash our hands), so you should see the contortions when she walks out the front door, trying to stay as far away from the doorknob as possible.
We started reading this book. Then all three of the books disappeared from the living room. My daughter liked these books so much that she actually read and reread them on her own in her room! We are still methodically going through them together, but that she enjoys additionally reading them on her own says something about their child-friendly content. The pages are very interactive, with a good deal of writing and drawing to be done.
Anyway, when we were about halfway through the book, my daughter announced that she was going to stand around holding the doorknob. And she wanted to tackle mail! I discussed going outside, on her own, to go and get the mail. The next day she did it!! This was an enormous achievement for her. You understand, she had to touch the doorknob to open the door, go to the mailbox, touch and hold all the mail/envelopes, and then face down the doorknob again. She told OCD off and did it with no problems whatsoever. Then she went and washed her hands.
I know it’s just a first step, but it’s a giant leap for her. From now on, she’ll be checking the mail every day. And all because of this book. My daughter has been in therapy for a year. She took the largest leap to date because of this book.
A. Ingalls on Wed, 23rd Sep 2009 10:00 am
Great Workbook for children with OCD
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This workbook uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy and helps give children tools for fighting OCD. My daughter is 9 and found this book to be very helpful. It helped her to understand what OCD is and how to find ways to lessen its power over her mind. I definitely recommend this book.
Shirl Gallo on Wed, 23rd Sep 2009 6:16 pm
A must have for anyone with OCD
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is must have for anyone with OCD. I am reading it over and over as you can’t comprehend everything with just one reading.
S. Sheridan on Mon, 28th Sep 2009 4:08 am
When your brain gets stuck
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great book to help younger kids understand and take control of their OCD. It has been very helpful to several of my younger clients (10 and under).
Everywoman on Thu, 1st Oct 2009 3:39 am
Great Tool for Psychoeducation
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
As a child psychologist, I have found this to be a very useful workbook. The chapters are relatively brief and help children learn about their symptoms of OCD through active engagement with stories, metaphors, pictures and fun activities. The author presents the material in a positive, non-threatening way and the messages about how to manage symptoms of anxiety are very hopeful. I highly recommend it!
Sheila on Sun, 4th Oct 2009 11:31 am
Well worth the price!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This has been a great book for my 13 year old son, who has OCD, along with autism. There is a very helpful analogy comparing dealing with obsessive thoughts with entering a movie theater–just like sometimes at first the theater’s air conditioning is too cold or the sound is too loud, after a while, we get used to it. In the same way, if the child waits out the anxious thought, it too will go away, as he “gets used to it”. I don’t often write reviews, but this book was so helpful that I wanted to make sure I recommended it to those who have children struggling with OCD.
KME on Mon, 5th Oct 2009 3:31 pm
I will use this again and again with my clients
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This book is just what I needed to reach my youngest OCD clients. It along with John Marsh’s OCD books are the perfect combination for a therapist.
S. Dix on Sun, 11th Oct 2009 3:55 am
A Book That Changed Our Lives!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My Son is 7 years old and was diagnosed with OCD at 4. We have been waiting until he was old enough to explain OCD – recently we started telling him about “Stuck Thoughts” but he wasn’t getting it. I then found “What to do when your Brain gets stuck” & our lives have changed dramatically overnight.
Our son loves this book, and he now knows he has OCD. Because of Dr. Huebner’s book our son thinks of OCD as an adventure that he gets to be involved in (the book is an child participation as well as reading)and we are seeing huge progress. I recommend this book – our lives have changed completely and as a mother I can’t thank Dr. Huebner enough.
K. Peterson on Mon, 12th Oct 2009 12:32 pm
OCD Help
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This has been a tool for us to talk to our 5 year old about his OCD. Parts of it are over his head and I’m sure we will have to repeat this again but it at least gives us guidelines as lost parents for how to start battling this awful disorder.