The OCD Stories

In episode 487 I chat with Justin Hughes, Valerie Andrews, Dr Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risko. We discuss  how OCD can latch on to faith, scrupulosity, finding the line between compulsive prayer and valued prayer, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), inference-based cognitive behavioural therapy (I-CBT), how faith was a support for them, worrying about therapy and faith, working with a non faith based counsellor, words of hope, and much more.  Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/faith-487 [https://theocdstories.com/episode/faith-487] The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories [https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories] Join many other listeners getting our weekly emails. Never miss a podcast episode or update: https://theocdstories.com/newsletter [https://theocdstories.com/newsletter]  Thanks to all our patrons for supporting our work. To sign up to our Patreon and to check out the benefits you’ll receive as a Patron, visit: https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast]

In episode 486 I chat with Stephen who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, his early memories, how OCD affected his work, existential themed OCD, medication, a detrimental psychedelics experience, religious scrupulosity, derealisation, getting admitted to a psychiatric ward, therapy, agoraphobia, boundaries, trauma work, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/stephen-486 [https://theocdstories.com/episode/stephen-486] The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories [https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories] Join many other listeners getting our weekly emails. Never miss a podcast episode or update: https://theocdstories.com/newsletter [https://theocdstories.com/newsletter]  Thanks to all our patrons for supporting our work. To sign up to our Patreon and to check out the benefits you’ll receive as a Patron, visit: https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast]

In episode 485 I chat with Jonny Say. Jonny is a UK based therapist and co-director at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy.  We discuss the importance of the therapeutic relationship, the benefits of it to outcomes, functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), how compulsions can get in the way of the therapeutic relationship, how a good therapeutic relationship can help acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), the therapeutic relationship as a way of dealing with shame, rupture and repair, Jonny and I share our own experiences from therapeutic relationships, and much more. Hope it helps.  Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/jonny-485 [https://theocdstories.com/episode/jonny-485] The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories [https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories]  FAP training for therapists: https://www.integrativecentreforocd.co.uk/live-trainings-therapists/fap-for-ocd [https://www.integrativecentreforocd.co.uk/live-trainings-therapists/fap-for-ocd]  Join many other listeners getting our weekly emails. Never miss a podcast episode or update: https://theocdstories.com/newsletter [https://theocdstories.com/newsletter]   Thanks to all our patrons for supporting our work. To sign up to our Patreon and to check out the benefits you’ll receive as a Patron, visit: https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast]

In episode 484 I chat with Patrick who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us.  We discuss his story, suicidal themed OCD, dreams, his early OCD memories, panic, contamination, opening up to his partner, shame, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), we rift about OCD, words of hope, and much more. Hope it helps.  Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/patrick-484 [https://theocdstories.com/episode/patrick-484]  The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories [https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories]  Join many other listeners getting our weekly emails. Never miss a podcast episode or update: https://theocdstories.com/newsletter [https://theocdstories.com/newsletter]   Thanks to all our patrons for supporting our work. To sign up to our Patreon and to check out the benefits you’ll receive as a Patron, visit: https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast]

In episode 483 I chat with Dr Jonathan Abramowitz. Jonathan is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He is also Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina. And author of several books including Getting over OCD, The family guide to getting over OCD, and Living well with OCD.  We discuss his latest research on postpartum OCD, his new book - Living well with OCD, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), urge surfing, competing responses, self monitoring, defusion, self compassion, inference-based CBT (I-CBT), words of hope, and much more. Hope it helps.  Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/jon-483 [https://theocdstories.com/episode/jon-483] The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories [https://learn.nocd.com/theocdstories]  Join many other listeners getting our weekly emails. Never miss a podcast episode or update: https://theocdstories.com/newsletter [https://theocdstories.com/newsletter]   Thanks to all our patrons for supporting our work. To sign up to our Patreon and to check out the benefits you’ll receive as a Patron, visit: https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/theocdstoriespodcast]