When In Doubt, Make Belief: An OCD-Inspired Approach To Living With Uncertainty

When In Doubt, Make Belief: An OCD-Inspired Approach To Living With Uncertainty
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Published: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-57731-670-1
Format: Paperback

Chapter headings:

  • Foreword by Michael A. Jenike, MD
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE: IN (THE SHADOW OF) DOUBT
    • 1.  With or Within Doubt?: Intellect-Based vs. Fear-Based Doubt
    • 2.  Octopuses Chewing Doubt-nuts: An Introduction to OCD
    • 3.  Trapdoors: False Exits When Stuck In Doubt
  • PART TWO: MAKING BELIEF (TEN STEPS OUT WHEN STUCK IN DOUBT)
    • 4.  Reverence: First Principle of Making Belief
    • 5.  Resolve: Second Principle of Making Belief
    • 6.  Investment: Third Principle of Making Belief
    • 7.  Surrender: Fourth Principle of Making Belief
  • PART THREE: CHOOSING GREATER GOOD
    • 8.  Better Than “Good”: The Greater Good Perspective Shift
    • 9.  Believers: Profiles of Belief in Action
  • Afterword
  • The Ten Steps Out When Stuck In Doubt
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author