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
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
