I Have Anxiety, Not OCD: What Do I Do?
Chris deals with a common question in therapy: What do I do: I have anxiety, not OCD. The Cognitive Model provides a useful roadmap for understanding anxiety-related symptoms; and it offers a practica...
13 Sep 202220min
"Just-Right OCD": Can't Stop This Feeling
Chris responds to a listener's question about how to manage "just right"-OCD. It's important, first and foremost, to remember that OCD is OCD; and although OCD often appears in so-called "subtypes," t...
29 Aug 202213min
How Do I Stop Ruminating?
At the request of a listener, Chris returns to the question of, How do I stop ruminating? He provides a specific technique, but explains the importance of first distinguishing between different kinds ...
19 Aug 202217min
The Fear behind the Fear: The Core of the OCD
Chris responds to a question regarding perceived memory loss and obsessional distress, and incorporates various clinical observations and explanation into his response. Feel free to reach out with an...
12 Aug 202221min
You Can't or You Won't?
Chris discusses his understanding of the dreaded phrase, "I can't" in relation to the resistance of compulsions, and discloses his battle with OCD. But an important difference is to be highlighted bet...
5 Aug 202213min
Just Trying Harder is a Step in the Right Direction
Chris discusses the Cognitive Model and how it applies to depressive and anxious symptoms. Distinguishing between symptoms that we can directly control and symptoms that we can't is an essential first...
29 Jul 202212min
Kathleen Rupertus, Psy.D.
Chris sits down with Dr. Kathleen Rupertus, Clinical Director of the Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center in Wilmington, DE, and coauthor of the acclaimed Loving Someone with OCD. Together they discuss a ra...
15 Jul 202226min
OCD - the "C" = EX/RP
Chris is on Instagram (@ocdstraighttalk)! On this episode, Chris explains the idea that we're not really doing exposure therapy if we're also doing compulsions (or OCD minus the "C" equals Exposure an...
1 Jul 202215min
