The “What If” OCD Thought That Took Over My Life
It started with a simple moment. Lunch. A new romantic relationship. Feeling good about the future. Then a thought slipped in: what if I have an STD and just don’t know it? That’s how OCD entered Will...
26 Helmi 49min
The Film That Captures How OCD Really Looks
Sam Sabawi joins the Get to Know OCD podcast to talk about his short film, For All I Know. The film centers on OCD. Its title reflects the kind of intrusive uncertainty that defines the disorder — th...
19 Helmi 43min
What I Wish I Knew Before Treating OCD
In this episode, Sonya talks about what shifted when she chose to work in a place where OCD isn’t treated as an afterthought. She reflects on what she wishes she had understood earlier about exposure ...
15 Helmi 33min
The real story behind NOCD: Make-or-break moments & the mission that drives us
One year, Stephen Smith was the starting quarterback at his college. The next year, he was completely housebound, debilitated by a condition he didn't even have a name for yet.In this powerful episode...
12 Helmi 40min
OCD or Anxiety? John Green And A Clinical Expert Explain
John Green knows how easy it can be to confuse anxiety and OCD—and how that confusion can keep people stuck. His own OCD symptoms were labeled and treated as generalized anxiety disorder for years, pr...
9 Helmi 11min
How I Stopped Fearing My Darkest OCD Thoughts
During the 18 years she went without a proper diagnosis, Alison Dotson lived inside a "horror film" of her own mind. She was suffering from Pure O — a form of OCD dominated by mental compulsions rathe...
5 Helmi 48min
Nothing Was Ever “Just Right” For Alex Anele's OCD
Alex Anele has been creating makeup videos online for more than a decade, building an audience of over a million people along the way. Behind the scenes, her lifelong OCD made almost everything feel u...
1 Helmi 41min
