OCD?
I just was diagnosed with OCD and I’m sharing my thoughts and experiences while I begin ERP treatment and come to terms with this diagnosis and explanatory framework for my mind.
Episodes
19 episodes
Therapy bites 8 August 12th
Hey y'all, here's my post-therapy recording from August 12th. This was from my 9th session of exposure and response prevention. This project is wrapping up now. Maybe one more summary episode, maybe not.
in betweentimes august 2nd
In this episode I discuss taking a strengths-based perspective on OCD. I am interested in doing this. After i posted this, my OCD chimed in: "you don't have anything worthwhile to say, this episode is stupid, why did you even record...
Weekly Review 7 July 30
There will be just 2 weeks of this podcast remaining! And 2 days. 2 + 2 = 4. All satisfying numbers. Joking, sort of.Last night there was a thud, listen in to figure out what my OCD made of that. Photo: picture of art...
JULY 27 THERAPY BITES SEVEN
tHIS IS ANOTHER EPISODE WHERE I SUMMARIZE WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THERAPY TODAY. i AM RECEIVING erp (EXPOSURE AND RESPONSE PREVENTION) THERAPY.
Interview with an OCD therapist
On this episode I speak with Dr. Jessica Bodie about all things OCD. Dr. Bodie is Clinical Psychologist and Director of Child Services at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) in the Perelman School of Medicine at the Univers...
July 16 therapy bites six
yep still in therapy with Dr. Jessica Bodie. She will be my guest on the podcast next week. Also, I watched this after my session and it's not a full representation of what treatment looks like for OCD but it does give a little taste of it.&nbs...
weekly review 6
What's been happening this week: rats, strawberries, being around people. It is very smoky in Duluth because of some wildfires up north.
July 9 therapy bites five
I'm still in weekly therapy for OCD! And I really like it. I feel better after seeing my therapist. Maybe this is why I got multiple degrees in psychology - because I think the human mind is so interesting. These recordings will end...
July 7 weekly review 5
Life with OCD continues. Here is the 5th weekly review. This podcast will run through August 15th. Thanks for being along for the ride!
July 2: therapy bites 4
nothing much to see here. Song rec: Someday (Maggie's)Zach Bryan:Someday/ i will come to my senses/ stop sitting on fences in fear/ and i will realize / after all of this time / that someday was always just...
July 1: weekly review 4
Hey it's July and this is the latest episode of OCD? Themes covered in this episod include: how my ERP exposures are goinglevel of belief in having OCD (hint, it's higher!)gratitude for friends and people I've...
June 24: THERAPY BITES #3
yEP i LISTENED TO THE EPISODE BEFORE UPLOADING. SHARING THIS EPISODE AND LISTENING TO IT ONCE FIRST STILL PUTS ME AT A 50/100, SO THAT'S ABOUT THE RIGHT SUDS SPOT TO BE! CIAO.
June 22: Weekly Review 3c
A plethora of weekly reviews (3a-3c) as I head into Session 6 of treatment this week. As I listen back to what I said about eddies, here's a takeaway: turbulence will just resolve itself, you don't have to do anything to get it to stop. True of...
June 19: weekly review 3a
Booksmart, threat generalization, fear of Lake Superior I reference this podcast episode with Sam Kelly: https://home.buzzsprout.com/2596056/episodes/19371768-the-lake-internal-waves
June 18: Therapy bites #2
I'm still in therapy for OCD. This was recorded after what I think was Session 4.
June 16: Weekly review 2
Yesterday’s weekly review. Converted video to audio again, but we’re just doing audio from her on out. Faster uploads! The mysterious voice! Thanks for listening.