Accepting Uncertainty Reduces Your Need for Compulsions, Pillar 3
Chris explains a logical dynamic that goes two ways: the more we have a felt need for certainty, the harder we pursue it. And we pursue it, of course, by doing compulsions. But the harder we pursue it...
20 Des 202312min
"Practice Makes Perfect," Pillar 2
Chris recaps Pillar 1 with a few subtype-examples, and moves to Pillar 2. This is the idea of "reps," or repetitions. Doing something over and over again increases both our competence in executing a t...
14 Des 202315min
You Gotta Go to Therapy, Pillar 1
Chris tackles the first of the Five Pillars, showing that generally OCDers generally don't make a lot of progress without structured, expert help. Feel free to reach out with any questions you might h...
8 Des 202318min
What is My Role in Getting Better?
Chris launches a new series on the role of the patient or the listener in the process of getting better. He reviews a document, forged from clinical experience, and written for his patients that expla...
28 Nov 202314min
When OCD Turns Itself Inside-Out and Backward
Chris discusses a couple of cases that illustrate that idea that sometimes OCD and anxiety disorders flip the script on you, and completely change the behaviors that feed them. All of the sudden, the ...
20 Nov 202316min
You Need Both Will and Strategy
"Life's a fight!" Chris discusses a personal slogan and explains what that means in the context of OCD. Fighting means both the will to win and a strategy to succeed. In the fight against OCD, you nee...
7 Nov 202313min
Everybody's Pure-O ... Sometimes
Chris responds to a listener's question about the ever-popular topic, Pure-O. He highlights the concept of identifying compulsions; as Pure-Oers do compulsions, they just don't properly identify them....
27 Okt 202314min
Mistakes You're Probably Making in Exposure Therapy
Building off of the last two episodes, Chris discusses common errors made in exposure-work. These concepts aren't new to the podcast; but they are ... common mistakes. What that means is that you're p...
17 Okt 202316min
