What, Essentially, Is OCD?
Chris talks behind and beyond all the technical language and diagnostic criteria of OCD. The condition, whatever it is, centers on a life-dimension common to humanity. But some people just don't find ...
15 Kesä 202125min
Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions in Existential OCD
Chris responds to a listener and explains the importance of identifying compulsions, and distinguishing them from obsessions in existential OCD. Feel free to reach out with any questions you might ha...
7 Kesä 202126min
Macro-, and Micro-Compulsions: A Very Important Idea
Chris discusses a concept that is practical to cracking the code of OCD. Many of us approach OCD with stereotypes and assumptions. Part of what that means is that we think of compulsions as limited to...
27 Touko 202119min
Common Pitfalls on the Road to Therapeutic Progress
Chris discusses several common mistakes individuals tend to make in relation to their OCD, often whether in therapy or not. This episode works to dissect the OCD and the treatment-process to show wher...
26 Touko 202129min
Another Technique for Letting Go of Intrusive Thoughts
Chris revisits his conversation with Michael May, MA, LPCC, an ACT therapist and OCD treatment-specialist. He discusses the "I'm having the thought that..." strategy. Tried (by you, the consumer) and ...
25 Touko 202113min
A Discussion with Mr. Michael May, LPCC about ACT for OCD
Chris discusses the Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) protocol with Michael May, MA, LPCC, an ACT trainer and clinical expert. They talk therapeutic "shop," and delve into treatment strategies tha...
21 Touko 202151min
More Details on Stopping Mental Compulsions: Another Episode by Popular Request
Chris discusses two cases in which stopping rumination was an important part of the therapeutic process. Remember, if "nobody's home" to do the work of rumination, then that compulsive "work" doesn't ...
20 Touko 202130min
Why Does Psychotherapy for Clinically Significant Anxiety Sometimes Not Work?
Chris discusses a complex set of dynamics in modern psychotherapy that serve to offer an explanation to an otherwise puzzling problem: Why do people suffering from clinically significant anxiety often...
17 Touko 202127min
