The Final Question & The One Piece of Advice
Chris presents and explains a question he asks patients in therapy that is intended to help them summarize in short-form what they're learning in the process of better managing symptoms. Feel free to...
27 Syys 202417min
The Lens Grows Bigger
Chris shares some of his own experiences with OCD, and discusses some common experiences others have with seeing around the OCD-lens. Feel free to reach out with any questions you might have to chris...
20 Syys 202421min
65.7% Threat Level before Compulsion. What after?
Chris discusses a conversation with a listener seeking reassurance, and explains a tool that he gave her. As he's said before, uncertainty is your friend, not your enemy. Feel free to reach out with a...
13 Syys 202425min
It's You Against YOU: OCD is a Closed System
Chris discusses the idea of OCD being an obsession much more with uncertainty than a concern with objective danger. Feel free to reach out with any questions you might have to chris@kentuckyocd.com. ...
6 Syys 202416min
Exposures Are Opportunities to Practice Skills
Chris explains the concept that exposures are really just opportunities to practice skills that allow you to interact with your anxiety-system in a different way. The biggest hurdle that you will face...
30 Elo 202414min
A Self-Perpetuating System of Symptoms: the Cognitive Model
Chris shares several case studies related to clinical anxiety and works to show you what they have in common so that you can better understand how to understand, dissect, and manage your own anxiety s...
23 Elo 202415min
Understanding OCD through Newton's First Law of Motion
Chris discusses cracking the OCD code in this latest episode, and further applies the cognitive model to understanding, and gaining control over anxiety related disorders. Feel free to reach out with...
16 Elo 202411min
Solving A Problem Starts with Understanding It
Chris continues the series on striving to equip you to treat yourself by discussing the Cognitive Model. It's true that it's a basic concept ... and that OCDST has presented long presented the idea. B...
9 Elo 202411min
