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#222- Intrusive Musical Imagery: What Is It, and How Do I Stop It?
Max emailed me and asked a question that has never been asked on the FearCast before. He shares that he struggles with Intrusive Musical Imagery, or intrusive mental snippets of songs, and he wants to
#221- What Kind Of A Person Has POCD Thoughts, and What If I Cheated?
Todays question comes from Rick and Emilie. Rick struggles with feeling terrible over the fact that he even has POCD related thoughts and worries they reflect something terrible about himself. Furthe
#220- Stuck In A Real Event Obsession: ERP, Or Live And Learn?
Todays main question comes from a listener who seems to be stuck in a memory from two life events and she cant seem to get herself out of, away from, or past them. Shes tried ERP, but nothing seems
#219- I’m Attracted To The Memory Of My Elementary School Crush… Is This POCD?
Todays question is a fun one (for me). PotatoChipFiend emailed me asking me how they should deal with recurring thoughts about their childhood crushes and whether or not it is a form of POCD? In this
#218- What Is The Best Exposures For Sensorimotor, And Attention Training
For this weeks question, Sisi emailed me asking about the best exposures for Sensorimotor OCD. So, while of course I offer some suggestions and ideas, I also use this as an opportunity to discuss Att
#217- Saying “No” To Real Event OCD Has Triggered My Real Event OCD!
Maya messaged me recently with a question about her Real Event OCD. She decided to finally say no to a confession compulsion as part of her Real-Event cycle, but this has re-triggered the OCD theme!
#216- Valentines Special: Open Relationships And The Fear of Being Replaced
Today Im releasing an episode early in honor of Valentines Day! This question comes from Teddy who is in an open relationship and has a fear that he will be replaced by someone else. While it may not
#215- Living Religious Scrupulosity Through Ramadan, With Mubeena Mirza
Mubeena Mirza, LCSW, joined me today to talk about Religious Scrupulosity within the Muslim community in anticipation of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month-long religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around
#214- OCD Is Exhausting, So Are Kids. Do I Want Another One? Featuring Kelley Franke, MFT
Kelley Franke, MFT, joined me today to answer a listener question about parenting with OCD. Lots has been written about how to parent a kid with OCD, but how do you parent with OCD yourself? Todays q
#213- I’ve gone through treatment, so why do I still get these intrusive thoughts?
MJ asks a great question, that I think a lot of people have too. Shes gone through treatment, which was pretty successful, but why is her brain still giving her these unwanted intrusive thoughts that