FearCast Podcast

FearCast Podcast


Latest Episodes

#225- Shame and Rebuilding Relationships After The Worst Of OCD
April 20, 2025

Jenn wrote to me asking about how she can deal with the feelings of shame and embarrassment after her family has heard the details, and been the recipients of, her compulsive confession, reassurance s

#224- Why Does OCD Feel So Real?
April 14, 2025

Kallie sent me a question that Im sure every single person who has listened to this podcast has asked Why does OCD feel so real?! She also asks why her specific subtype keeps showing up despite ot

#223- Fear Of False Memories, and Fear Of Losing Memories
April 07, 2025

Todays episode includes two questions and two answers, both having to do with memories. For the first question, the listener wants to know what can be done about false memories. So, we have to discus

#222- Intrusive Musical Imagery: What Is It, and How Do I Stop It?
March 30, 2025

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?
March 24, 2025

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?
March 17, 2025

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?
March 10, 2025

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
March 02, 2025

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!
February 24, 2025

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
February 14, 2025

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