“... heartfelt, sincere, genuine. If you or someone you know is of Trust Matter a It’s struggling with OCD, this book is a must-have! Sending a clear message that OCD is treatable.” ~ Dr. Robin Zasio, PsyD, LCSW, The Anxiety Treatment Center, Scientific Advisory Board/Clinical Advisory Board/Speakers Bureau/BTTI Faculty: The International OCD Foundation “Compelling, courageous, insightful, and informative.” ~ Donald Dufford, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, It’s a Matter Director, Anxiety Treatment Services “... sure to provide OCD sufferers with a deep sense of comfort ... applicable tools that could help many break free from the grips of OCD.” of Trust ~ Craig Shirley, Senior Therapist and Co-Founder of The OCD Treatment Centre with Compassion, Help, and Hope with Compassion, “... an encyclopedia for treating OCD ... and will help depression OCD from How I Got Better and anxiety disorders.” ~ Phil Kavanaugh, MD, Psychiatrist, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine About this book from author James Callner his is more than a memoir of my life How I Got Better from OCD T living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). It is more than my challenges and with Compassion, Help, struggles with OCD. It is a book of hope, strategies, processes, tools, and solutions that and Hope I learned over several decades—all of which gave me my life back. I use them to this day and share them with you now. Living with OCD does not mean you cannot have a productive happy life. You can! For all of the courageous souls who take Callner James Callner on OCD every day as I do: This book is for you. ~ James Callner, with Jan Baumgartner OCD Educator and President of The Awareness Foundation for OCD What the mental health professionals are saying about It’s a Matter of Trust ... “If you or someone you know is struggling with OCD, this book is a must-have! Offering an open, candid, and insightful look at how OCD can wreak havoc and devastation, Jim’s journey is captured in a heartfelt, sincere, genuine, and compassionate manner. Sending a clear message that OCD is treatable through inspiration and countless tips, his ability to turn tragedy into advocacy will undoubtedly offer hope for others.” ~ Dr. Robin Zasio, PsyD, LCSW, The Anxiety Treatment Center, Scientific Advisory Board/Clinical Advisory Board/Speakers Bureau/ BTTI Faculty: The International OCD Foundation “A must-read for anyone who has OCD or lives with someone who does. As a clinical psychologist who helps people suffering from OCD and related issues, I recognize how important it is for my clients to realize that they are not alone or unique, normalizing what can seem ‘crazy.’ Reading this personal account of a pioneer in the field of OCD can accomplish that as well as provide inspiration and tools to do the work of recovery.” ~ Donald Dufford, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Director, Anxiety Treatment Services “James Callner has courageously shared his journey to reach out to the millions of people suffering with OCD. His book is inspirational and offers wisdom and techniques for recovery. Highly recommended for anyone who may feel alone in their struggle with OCD. Thank you, James, for sharing your journey with the world.” ~ Sharon Davies, MBACP, Director of The OCD Treatment Centre, Taunton, England “Get inside the head and heart of an unabashedly honest and courageous OCD sufferer whose sharing of his historical walk and healing transformation gives hope to those suffering in silence.” ~ Ron Wiebe, retired psychotherapist and organizational consultant “James Callner’s book brings together a lifetime of discovery—what works and what doesn’t—in OCD recovery. His approach is kind, no- nonsense, and straightforward. He delivers powerful insights into the secrets of living a wholesome life of recovery from OCD. In my 30-year career as a psychologist with OCD, I have worked with hundreds of patients with OCD and trained hundreds of professionals in optimal OCD treatment methods. It’s a Matter of Trust has earned a prominent place on my desk where I plan to use it as a regular reference text. I hope you will too!” ~ Christian R. Komor, PsyD, The OCD Recovery Center “This is a fantastic book for OCD sufferers. James Callner speaks in a friendly, familiar, and knowledgeable way that is sure to provide others with a deep sense of comfort. The fact that this is a personal story of his struggles with the condition only adds to its charm, whilst offering wise, skilled, and applicable tools that could help many break free from the grips of OCD.” ~ Craig Shirley, BSc (Hons) Psychology, Senior Therapist and Co-founder of The OCD Treatment Centre “More than a self-help memoir, this book serves as an encyclopedia for treating OCD. James Callner’s easy-to-read book will not only help those challenged with OCD but depression and anxiety disorders as well. He speaks from experience and from the heart. Highly recommended. “ ~ Phil Kavanaugh, MD, Psychiatrist, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine “James Callner has written such a wonderful, encouraging, and honest book filled with hope, strength, and solutions!” ~ Hasanna Fletcher, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist “James Callner has shared several anecdotes and personal tools and techniques that have helped him to disengage from the terror of OCD in his mind and brain, which are inspirational for sufferers alike. I would personally like to salute Jim for sharing his brave, touching, and inspirational story along with his unconditional, tireless effort to continue to offer compassion, hope, and healing for those in need.” ~ Karen Buckingham, OCD specialist (Reg MBACP), OCD Therapy Clinic UK “With amazing courage, James Callner reveals to us the details of his personal journey with OCD. He does so to try to reach the hearts, minds, and spirits of those who suffer, on a daily basis, with OCD. Those who have not yet received a formal diagnosis of OCD as well as those who have will immediately recognize their own symptoms of OCD in Jim’s vivid accounts of his struggles with the disorder. And I have no doubt they will heave a sigh of relief to know that they are not the only ones on the face of this planet who experience thoughts and behavior that can be bizarre and frightening. More importantly, James provides incredible hope for living with and healing from OCD. He provides the reader with a virtual arsenal of methods, strategies, and ideas to fight OCD from such evidence-based treatments as exposure and response prevention and medication to more personal coping strategies and techniques. In short, I believe this book has the capacity to positively impact the lives of scores of individuals with OCD. Bravo, Mr. Callner, for opening your soul to others so they may heal. “ ~ Dr. Gail B. Adams, author of Students with OCD: A Handbook for School Personnel How people recovering from OCD are celebrating It’s a Matter of Trust ... “James Callner captures the experience of having OCD from a place where only a fellow sufferer would truly identify. His honest and candid reflections of living a life with OCD inspire hope, recovery, and trust to all of us who know OCD from the insider’s point of view. It’s a Matter of Trust is a must-read for anyone whose life is touched by OCD. “ ~ Richard, 56 years old “An insightful and honest read of a personal journey into the debilitating disorder of OCD that shows amazing courage and strength.” ~ Jo, 43 years old “James Callner knows about OCD firsthand. As someone who has suffered with this painful and often misunderstood disorder, he shares the very important messages of daily practice with ERP/CBT, trust, hope, love, and compassion as mechanisms to overcome and manage OCD. His guidance have been a true blessing in my life.” ~ Jeff, 37 years old “The only thing I can say is ‘Wow!’ It’s incredible that James Callner decided to share his story with us all. It’s one of the most touching things when people share their pain and experiences. The way he describes how it feels to live with compulsions, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety is simply correct, and I hope it will make a lot of people understand OCD a little more. Reading this gives me a lot of strength for my upcoming therapy. You are right. It’s all about trust!” ~ Claudia, 19 years old “This book is an excellent read. The author discusses his experience with OCD and how it has affected him over the past three decades. He describes a holistic approach (using a variety of methods) that would be useful to anyone facing this disorder. I am an OCD sufferer, and it has helped me to be open to using multiple approaches to manage it. It has also helped me to learn trust and willingness and to allow myself to feel whatever I’m feeling. I’ve also learned a new point of view of looking at things more positively in life. I would recommend this book for everyone with OCD to have in their arsenal.” ~ Megan, 32 years old “I heard someone once say of their life experience while managing a debilitating illness, ‘You won’t get it until you get it!’ In other words, people wouldn’t be able to understand what it was like to live with their illness unless they could experience the pain of that illness firsthand. Mr. Callner’s memoir helped me ‘get’—to a much deeper extent than I ever have—what it’s like for my mother to live with her OCD. Callner’s moving story, told with a clear narrative, provided deep insight for me, which has given me not only greater empathy but a toolbox of imparted wisdom with which to help support my mother.