Alan sent me a message asking me about how he can deal with a spike in Real-Event OCD themes. Hes a reporter who used AI to help with his grammar, but his anxiety latched on about violating AI polici

Annie reached out to me as a follow up to a previous question she had about her toenail fungus and her obsession about it. She noticed that after all her ERP treatment she continues to have an obsessi

I recently got a follow up question from the Emotional Contamination episode (#240) asking about what to do if/ when someone actually believes their OCD fear is absolutely real. In Therapy-Land, we ca

Todays episode feature Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD, and Jon Hershfield, MFT in our discussion of the National OCD Survey. The goal of the National OCD Survey is to gather information about the demogra

Ellie reached out to ask about how to help her 14 year old who is struggling with a fear of becoming like other people. Emotional Contamination the name we often apply to the OCD subtype where someone

Ward emailed me to share a struggle hes going through related to his SO-OCD. He notes that hes in therapy and making progress, but the anxiety is impacting his performance in the bedroom and his lib

Payton reached out with a voice question on Instagram with a question that a lot of people who listen to this podcast can understand. She struggles with what she believes is Hyperawareness OCD/ Sensor

Alana messaged me recently and asked about how she can tackle her perfectionism. Its stopping her from sending in assignments, writing papers, and even makes her write down all the words she hears to

Ever wonder what its like to be the partner of someone with Relationship OCD (ROCD)? Well, one listener did too, and they reached out to me and asked if I could have someone on to talk about their ex

Rick reached out to me recently to ask a very simple question with a not-so-simple answer. He wanted to know if its normal to have intrusive thoughts on purpose? It got me thinking about a lot of my