Sexual Thoughts, Anxiety, and OCD — The Truth That Doesn't Get Talked About
It’s hard enough to talk about OCD openly, let alone how the disorder affects people’s sex lives. That’s the focus of this episode with Dr. Patrick Patrick and Tracie Ibrahim — a conversation about a ...
11 Dec 202546min
Inside Howie Mandel’s OCD: The Part of His Life Few See
Howie Mandel returns to the Get to Know OCD podcast. He’s here to catch us up on his OCD journey — and yes, it’s a journey. Like so many people with OCD, his symptoms ebb and flow, sometimes quietly, ...
8 Dec 202547min
Why You Can’t Stop Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, or Nail Biting
For many, hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting don’t feel like choices. The urge hits, the hand moves, and the moment is over before you’ve even registered what happened. It can be confusing, e...
7 Dec 20258min
Perfectionism or OCD? Understanding The Difference
OCD and perfectionism can mix together so seamlessly that people often don’t realize they’re dealing with two different patterns. Both can show up as a fear of mistakes, avoidance, overchecking, or th...
4 Dec 202546min
Helpful Tips If Your OCD Flared Over Thanksgiving Weekend
A lot of people with OCD come out of Thanksgiving weekend feeling guilty, behind, or convinced they “should have” used the time differently. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains how quickly OCD...
30 Nov 20256min
If OCD Turns Thanksgiving Into a Spiral, Do This
Thanksgiving has a way of triggering OCD in places you don’t expect. A small doubt about the food, the table setup, or how an interaction “should” feel can snowball into a spiral before you realize it...
27 Nov 20256min
The Automatic OCD Compulsions You Don’t Notice Yourself Doing
Automatic mental compulsions are one of the easiest ways OCD pulls you in without warning — you don’t plan them, you don’t choose them, and half the time you don’t even notice they’ve started. One mom...
23 Nov 20255min
I Thought OCD Was Fueling My Success… It Wasn't
Paige DeAngelo used to look at her anxiety and rituals as the engine behind everything she accomplished. When she pushed through dance rehearsals, launched her mascara business, or chased new opportun...
20 Nov 202542min
