Focus on What You Can Control!
Chris discusses the idea of overriding your urge to manage your thoughts and feelings. This isn't easy; and nobody (at least nobody who knows what he or she is talking about) is saying it is. But it c...
9 Feb 202320min
What Disorders Are Truly "Related" to OCD?
Chris takes on the question of the degree to which OCD is unlike the anxiety disorders and more like Trichotillomania and Excoriation Disorder. It comes down to emotionality and what specifically to f...
30 Jan 202323min
How Informal Is Too Informal in Exposure Therapy?
Chris tackles a good question relative to exposure therapy: How informal is too informal? Many of us walk into exposure-work with the idea that it has look a certain way; and that way is often accompa...
9 Jan 202312min
The Anxiety's A Good Indicator
Chris provides a bird's eye view of the process-landscape. One of your questions at this point might be, Am I doing my exposures right? And that's a good question. Chris explains a few concepts and th...
14 Des 202217min
Is It A Compulsion Or Just An Anxious Behavior?
Chris asks listeners a question about the possibility of live-meetings, and invites feedback. And he takes on the question of whether differentiating between so-called anxious behaviors and objective ...
13 Des 202211min
"I Think It's More Nuanced Than That"
Chris reflects on a conversation he recently had with a respected colleague. They discussed the resistance some patients/OCDers appear to have toward doing exposure therapy on their own (that is, with...
6 Des 202213min
"Watch the Anxiety Manage Itself"
Chris discusses a therapeutic conversation he had recently with a new patient. They work through a few basic concepts, and how those concepts fit together in real-time. Feel free to reach out with any...
1 Des 202214min
What's the Difference between Overthinking and Rumination
Chris responds to a listener: Are these symptoms even related to OCD? Following a confusing meeting with a mental health professional, she further inquires as to the difference between overthinking an...
22 Nov 202214min
