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A woman sits peacefully reading a large book titled The Obsessional Story as a dark whirlwind of imagined fears, questions, and catastrophic conclusions rises from its pages, contrasting with the calm mountain lake and sunrise behind her. A nearby stack of books labeled “Observe,” “Question,” “Rethink,” “Let It Go,” and “Live Your Life” symbolizes stepping out of the obsessional story and returning to reality.

🔍 Module 6 — The Obsessional Story | I-CBT Course

A free IFS Academy course on the obsessional story in Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT): the web of reasons behind every gripping doubt, the five devices it is built from, abstract facts, general rules, hearsay, out-of-context experience, and pure possibility, and the write-it-out skill that turns the story into a specimen. Every lesson ends with an Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy practice so you can begin applying the skill.

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A person stands at a fork in a scenic mountain path beneath a sign marked “Inferential Confusion,” facing two contrasting directions. One path is associated with tangled assumptions and jumping to conclusions, while the other emphasizes observable facts, symbolizing the I-CBT distinction between imagined possibilities and reality-based evidence.

🔍 Module 5 — Inferential Confusion | I-CBT Course

A free IFS Academy course on inferential confusion in Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT): inference versus perception, how an imagined possibility outvotes the evidence of your own eyes, the two moves of distrusting the senses and living by possibility, and why smart, imaginative people fall hardest. Every lesson ends with an Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy practice so you can begin applying the skill.

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A balance scale compares obsessional doubt and normal doubt against a peaceful mountain lake at sunrise. One side is weighed down by tangled wire and repeated “what if” thoughts, while the other holds a simple stone reading “Uncertainty Is Okay” beside a small growing plant, illustrating the difference between endless obsessive doubt and ordinary uncertainty.

🔍 Module 4 — Obsessional Doubt vs Normal Doubt| I-CBT Course

A free IFS Academy course on obsessional doubt vs normal doubt in Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT): the "maybe" statement beneath every surface fear, the four properties of healthy doubt, why obsessional doubt survives checking, the checking paradox, and how to word your own doubt cleanly. Every lesson ends with an Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy practice so you can begin applying the skill.

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