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#165- Afraid Of Heart Attack If My Heart Rate Goes Too High!
Todays audio question comes from Raymond who wants to know how to deal with his fear that he may have a heart attack or other medical event even though his heart has been checked out and cleared by d
#164- Trauma-Informed Treatment For OCD With Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti
Todays audio question is from a listener who has questions about approaching an issue that overlaps their OCD and trauma histories. How do you treat an obsession when it is also a trigger to a past t
#163- Potential Radiation Exposure And Dealing With The Fallout
Todays question comes from a listener whos afraid that theyve been exposed to radioactive material at some point and struggles to deal with the anxiety that he might develop cancer or otherwise har
#162- Settling Into ‘Bisexuality’, And Blaming Myself For Eye-Floaters and Anxiety
Today I answer two listener questions. The first is from a woman whos SO-OCD is quieted by believing she is bisexual, and she wants to know whether this is compulsive. The second question comes from
#155:Remix- Coping, And Doing ERP, With Contamination Obsessions That Can’t Be Disproved
I made a goof! I accidentally uploaded the wrong audio file for this episode. Blerg. So, Im updating the original episode page and uploading the correct file for this episode! Check it out! Todays e
#161- Balancing Mental Health With Fear Of Missing Potential Medical Emergency (Health Anxiety)
My uploading system is off! So sorry for the delay of this episode! Todays listener question comes from a man who wants to know how to balance their awareness that their health anxiety is driving the
#160- Moral Scrupulosity With Jon Hershfield, MFT
Todays episode covers the ins and outs of the OCD subtype focused on moral and ethical issues, more commonly known as Moral Scrupulosity. This is a very special episode as not only do we go over the
#159- Yes Or No To Start Dating With SO-OCD, And To Give Money Or To Hoard Money?
Two questions from two different listeners. One, should they start dating knowing they have SO-OCD, or should they hold off until they sort it all out? Question two, OCD has them in a bind to give mon
#158- Is This Feeling My ROCD Or Picking Up On Bad Vibes, And DPDR, Hyperawareness OCD, and ERP
Today I answer two, but really kinda three, questions from listeners. The first is from a woman on her way to a date and shes wondering if her ROCD is acting up and trying to sabotage the date from t
#157- Neurodivergent Treatment For OCD and Anxiety Spectrum Disorders With Dr. Jeremy Shuman, PsyD
Todays guest is Dr. Jeremy Shuman, PsyD, who joins me to talk about his urgency for consider neurodivergent traits when treating OCD and anxiety spectrum disorders. Dr. Shuman discusses a broadened y