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This is a very helpful guide for anyone suffering with OCD or their loved ones. It's written in a good style and is very sensitive to people with OCD.

Thanks to NetGalley for this copy.

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Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy of this book! As someone who suffers from OCD this book has been extremely helpful for me in my personal relationships. I have already purchased this book in audio and physical format and have reread it countless times. I could not recommend this book enough!

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A thoughtfully written book for people with OCD on how to navigate their symptoms in the context of their relationships with others.

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This was a great read! I enjoyed the intersectional discussion of CBT, ACT, & ERP. The homework assignments were super useful, and as someone with OCD, I found them to be helpful! I would definitely recommend this to those who are navigating an OCD diagnosis and friendships/relationships simultaneously.
4 stars!

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Obsessive compulsive disorder can wreak havoc in an individual’s life and negatively impact relationships and overall functioning. This book provides important information on how to not allow OCD to impact your relationships. It provides examples, explanations and worksheets for assignments to work through the exercises. The book is broken down into separate chapters that assist the individual with different relationships as they related to OCD; including: friendships, romantic relationships, family, roommates, parenting, and work colleagues. All different types of relationships are covered which is vital. This book is easy to read and the strategies provided are helpful and there is a lot of guidance provided so that the reader can participate in the exercises and worksheets. I highly recommend this book to anyone suffering from OCD or anyone that has a relationship with someone with OCD. Thank you the publisher and NetGalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

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Perfect timing for me to read this as I get back into the dating world, trying to navigate my OCD with building and maintaining new friendships. This guide helps you navigate and control your symptoms in a really easy-to-follow way and got me excited to use these tools in the real life.

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Ever wonder what is "OCD normal" when it comes to relationships? Family, friends, romantic? How does the OCD mind react?

Thriving in Relationships When You Have OCD is a great look into what is OCD normal. This book gives explanations, examples, worksheets and even "homework" assignment to use if you find them helpful. The book breaks relationships down into categories and focused each section on a different realtionsnship found in most people's daily lives.

If you are looking for an addition to your OCD books, this book is the book to grab. It takes a look at an area of life for people with OCD that, up to this point, had not been discussed. Finally, I would like to thank NetGalley and New Harbinger Publishing for providing this ARC for my honest review.

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this was super easy to read and understand as well as super informative! i learnt a lot of new techniques that are easily transferable to my life and relationships! Thank you netgalley for this arc!

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I loved this book. It did something novel amongst the books written for those suffering from OCD and focused on the relational aspects of the mental illness. I'd never read an OCD book like this before and I actually recommended it to my therapist.

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As a mental health professional, I am always looking for client friendly books that they can read to help them feel less alone with their disorder. This book is an easy read for anyone who has OCD or anxiety or who cares about someone who does!

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This was a very important read for me. I have been very hesitant to read a lot of mental health books due to the years they came out (so long ago). It was very very refreshing to read Thriving in Relationships When You Have OCD by Amy Mariaskin. A must for anyone with OCD and everyone who loves someone with it.

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I highly recommend Amy Mariaskin's "Thriving in Relationships When You Have OCD". Her breadth of knowledge about the topic and compassionate and wise approach will be a gift to anyone who has OCD and wants to thrive in their relationships.

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This book was very informational and helpful to read. My boyfriend has OCD and reading this book helped me to understand more about what is going on in his mind.

This is a great book for someone who has OCD or who is in a relationship that has it.

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