Is Fred in the Refrigerator?: Taming OCD and Reclaiming My Life

A must read to understand ocd. Motivating book. Thank you Shala and team

Shala does a superb job of unpacking the confusion and distress caused by OCD. For me the book really becomes personally impactful in the later chapters when she tackles how she turns the tables and fights back against her OCD. Shala details some great strategies which I intend to re-read. Shala writes with incredible honesty and integrity throughout. Thankyou Shala

An incredible, inspiring and moving read, which beautifully explains the lesser known complex natures of OCD and how to help yourself with recovery. Funny, honest, heart-warning and really motivating. Thank you Shala!

This book is unique and is inspirational if you want to recover from OCD. It is brutally frank and reveals an amazing journey. If you want to develop the right mindset to battle this difficult opponent then this may well help you.

The book is best described as a treatment manual narrative for those with OCD. Strategies used are recognized by all Therapist.

This is a powerful, entertaining, and deeply moving account of a girl growing up with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and not knowing what it was. Just realizing she was different, and fearing she would never get better, or even be able to tell anyone what she was going through, she suffered for decades. Even as an adult, she could not find proper help for many years and suffered tremendously. You will be riveted to this story, and feel on the spot with Shala as she goes through life attempting to please her OCD monster and its demanding rules.What makes this true story even better is that Shala went back to school and made a mid life change in careers. She became a therapist specializing in treating OCD. She has become the expert she wishes she herself could have found earlier in life and now has devoted her life to helping others. I have had the privilege of meeting Shala at the International OCD Foundation conferences. She is a delight in person, and writes true to who she is. This is the best autobiography on living with OCD since Jeff Bell's terrific memoir, Rewind, Replay, Repeat. You won't be disappointed. If you have OCD, or know someone who does, waste no time in getting this amazing book. I am also personally a sufferer of OCD who became a therapist specializing in treating the disorder. I encourage my clients to read this book to better understand themselves and the disorder. Shala and her book are great gifts to our community.