This Comedian’s Funniest Bits Come From Her OCD
Get to know OCD1 Maj 2025

This Comedian’s Funniest Bits Come From Her OCD

Bridget McGuire lived with undiagnosed OCD for decades. It started in childhood — intrusive thoughts, irrational fears, compulsive rituals — all hidden under the surface while she tried to live a “normal” life. From believing she’d get pregnant from kissing a boy to taking HIV medication she didn’t need, her brain never gave her a break. Therapy helped, but it wasn’t until she faced OCD head-on that things started to change.

Then came stand-up. What began as a creative outlet after a breakup quickly became a way to take control of the narrative. Bridget’s acts use comedy to explore the absurdity, pain, and resilience of life with OCD — and somehow, it’s hilarious. In this episode, she opens up about what it means to laugh at the very thing that nearly unraveled her.

0:00 Intro
2:50 Meet Bridget
5:05 Watch a comedic bit from Bridget about OCD
7:43 Coming from a family of “worrywarts”
9:26 What Bridget worried about early in life
13:37 Seeing therapists for the first time
16:35 The struggles of finding specialized care for OCD
17:51 The depths OCD can take you
21:40 OCD can’t be figured out
22:59 Bridget tries ERP for the first time
26:53 Bridget went to the program Patrick started
28:36 You can’t be brave if you’re not afraid
29:34 Breaking down stigma
32:36 Difficulties of attaining OCD therapy
34:24 You can do therapy online
35:55 Life after treatment
37:14 Living in New York can bring out the worst of OCD
37:53 Becoming obsessed with bed bugs
44:12 Why Bridget jokes about OCD
47:19 How to watch Bridget's act
48:09 Advice from Bridget if you have OCD
49:43 Outro

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