What's the Difference between Facts and Fears?
Chris discusses intrusive images and urges, noting that often they elicit anxiety because of what we think they mean. The question, of course, becomes, Do they REALLY mean that? Feel free to reach out...
1 Juni 202312min
Compulsions Make the Thoughts Real
Chris talks through the idea that compulsive responses give credibility to the obsessional anxiety. The question becomes, What does it look like for you to not respond? Feel free to reach out with an...
25 Maj 202315min
Can You Imagine Anxiety-Producing Thoughts That Don't Produce Anxiety?
Building on the last few episodes, and referring to the idea of the system and its parts, Chris explains what OCD looks like when it's no longer clinically significant. The answer might surprise you. ...
10 Maj 202313min
Introducing Dr. B: A Follow-Up on the System and Its Parts
Chris has a conversation with Dr. B, his wife, about the OCD-system and how it works. Enjoy. Feel free to reach out with any questions you might have to chrisleins04@gmail.com. If you've found OCD Str...
3 Maj 202310min
The System is Made Up of Parts
Chris discusses the OCD-system, the pieces and parts that make up the whole. And he identifies the common reaction of making "feeling better" the end goal for most OCDers. But the minute we focus on f...
27 Apr 202320min
Your Compulsions Hide in Your Assumptions about What is NOT a Compulsion
Chris explains the thinking and assumptions of many people and patients about what "compulsions" are, and are not. Often, it's the assumptions we make about such behaviors that allows them to continue...
5 Apr 202324min
The 2 Primary Reasons OCDers Don't Tend to Make Much Progress
Chris discusses common patterns across years of cases. Many patients struggle to make progress early in treatment (or because they are not in it to start with) for one or both of two reasons. Making e...
28 Mars 202312min
Mark McMinn, Ph.D.
Chris sits down with Dr. Mark McMinn to discuss scrupulosity and religious scrupulosity. The two talk through various issues, though, the simple issue. They also talk about spiritualty and psychology ...
27 Mars 202334min
