How Can Family Members Help OCDers?
Chris discusses the difference between the style and persona of a good OCD-therapist and the supportive way of a truly helpful family member. It's about balancing two opposing ideas. But many family m...
23 Feb 202416min
Obsession + Evidence + Possibility = Oh Sh*t?
Chris presents the idea that there's always some evidence, some reason to perceive intrusive thoughts as reality. This coupled with the reasonable possibility of feared outcomes heightens anxiety for ...
16 Feb 202412min
How Do I "Get Rid" of My Thoughts?
Chris presents a conversation he often has with patients at the beginning of treatment. Expectations are powerful things, including if they're unrealistic. So having healthy and reasonable expectation...
9 Feb 202416min
What Exactly Is OCD?
Chris presents a definition for OCD that extends outside of the diagnostic criteria. "Why?," you might wonder. The answer is because the diagnostic criteria is so inclusive that it doesn't actually ex...
2 Feb 202411min
Focus More; Ruminate Less - Here's How
Chris discusses an attentional principle that is readily observable for most people. You can't both ruminate and engage the goings-on of the here-and-now at the same time. You're either doing one or t...
27 Jan 202415min
The Versatility of Behavior-Change, Pillar 5
Chris discusses a personal journey with interpersonal boundaries, confrontation, and self-esteem. He chronicles a time he confronted a person in his life who historically treated him badly; and descri...
22 Jan 202420min
Pillar 4 is about Letting Go of Both Thoughts & Compulsions
Chris presents by starting with a question that lingers in the air at this point: What am I supposed to do about my intrusive thoughts? The answer may not be what you want to hear. But it is echoed by...
9 Jan 202422min
What's So Wrong with Trying to Manage Risk?
A listener responds to Pillar 3 with a question. Chris responds. There's ALWAYS risk; but there's only sometimes danger. Listen to find out more. Feel free to reach out with any questions you might h...
2 Jan 202411min
