Weed-Smoking, Psychotropic Medications, and OCD
Chris responds to a listener's question about meds, supplements. In the process, he discusses other substances that are commonly inquired about in treatment. Feel free to reach out with questions you...
20 Apr 202123min
The Cognitive Model: How You Can Force Symptomatological Change
Chris discusses two kinds of patients: one comes to the game to watch from the sideline while the others fight the battle, the other comes to fight through the stages of adversity to win with his team...
15 Apr 202135min
The Various Faces of Existential OCD
Chris responds to a listener's request for a subtype-description. Like some others, this listener requested that the response be made on the podcast, rather than via email. Thanks to the listener for ...
14 Apr 202141min
What's the Difference between Rational Thinking and Rumination?
Chris responds to a listener who requests clarity as to the difference between thinking "rationally" about obsessions for the purpose of disputing them, and ruminating about them. Great question; than...
12 Apr 202137min
This Makes A Behavior A Compulsion
Chris explains three important elements that, cumulatively, help to identify a behavior as a compulsion. Not every behavior is a compulsion; but compulsions often seem to be just another behavior. So ...
30 Mar 202129min
What Makes A Behavior A Compulsion?
Chris rambles about behaviors v. compulsions. If compulsions are always behaviors - and more than that, choices, then this opens a wide array of possibilities. How do we find compulsions in an ocean o...
29 Mar 202128min
Here's My Situation, Tell Me What to Do: A (Second) Case Discussion
Chris responds to a listener's questions about a specific symptom-dimension of OCD: anxiety relative to the possibility of speaking or behaving inappropriately on a public platform. Thank you to this ...
18 Mar 202129min
Here's My Situation, Tell Me What to Do: A Case Discussion
Chris reads, and responds to an email about a listener's symptoms, and OCD-system (with his/her permission). During this episode, we leave the discussion of theoretical strategies and techniques, and ...
12 Mar 202130min
