Don't Let Your Obsessions and Compulsions Take Over Your Life. If you have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), you may suffer from paralyzing fears and obsessions that prevent you from truly enjoying your life. You might sometimes feel like a hostage to your intrusive thoughts, trapped in what your mind "chews over." This Mindfulness-based approach may help you. By combining effective Mindfulness practices with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), this guide offers practical and accessible tools for managing the unwanted thoughts and compulsive urges that are characteristic of OCD. Using the guide as a compass, you will develop skills for awareness in the present moment, learn to challenge your distorted thinking, and stop letting OCD obstruct the life you deserve.