FearCast Podcast

FearCast Podcast


Latest Episodes

#243- Toenail Fungus Obsession… Again, and Still!
September 07, 2025

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

#242- What If You Actually Believe Your Obsessive Thoughts?
September 01, 2025

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

#241- The National OCD Survey with Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti and Jon Hershfield
August 26, 2025

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

#240- Emotional Contamination For Ellie’s 14 Year Old
August 17, 2025

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

#239- SO-OCD Is Leading To Troubles In The Bedroom. Help!
August 11, 2025

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

#238- Will Payton Ever Be Able To See Life Past Her Nose Again?
August 04, 2025

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

#237- Alana’s Perfectionism Is Driving Her Nuts!
July 29, 2025

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

#236- Being The Other Person In An ROCD Relationship With Danielle Cohen, LMFT
July 15, 2025

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

#235- Is It Normal To Have Intrusive Thoughts On Purpose?
July 06, 2025

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

#234- How Do I Stop, And Do ERP With, These Looping Violent Thoughts
June 29, 2025

Abby reached out to me via Instagram to ask a question that starts off a little Harm OCD, but ends up a little Sensorimotor/ Hyperawareness OCD. She wants to know how to deal with her intrusive, loopi