OCD Straight Talk
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Compulsions Make the Thoughts Real
15 mins; May 25, 2023
Can You Imagine Anxiety-Producing Thoughts That Don't Produce Anxiety?
13 mins; May 10, 2023
Introducing Dr. B: A Follow-Up on the System and Its Parts
10 mins; May 03, 2023
The System is Made Up of Parts
20 mins; April 26, 2023
Your Compulsions Hide in Your Assumptions about What is NOT a Compulsion
24 mins; April 05, 2023
The 2 Primary Reasons OCDers Don't Tend to Make Much Progress
12 mins; March 28, 2023
Mark McMinn, Ph.D.
34 mins; March 27, 2023
What Does That Thought Mean?
13 mins; March 15, 2023
To Panic or Not to Panic: That is the Question
13 mins; March 02, 2023
Act Better First; Feel Better Next.
14 mins; February 22, 2023
Focus on What You Can Control!
20 mins; February 09, 2023
What Disorders Are Truly "Related" to OCD?
23 mins; January 30, 2023
How Informal Is Too Informal in Exposure Therapy?
12 mins; January 09, 2023
The Anxiety's A Good Indicator
17 mins; December 14, 2022
Is It A Compulsion Or Just An Anxious Behavior?
11 mins; December 13, 2022
"I Think It's More Nuanced Than That"
13 mins; December 06, 2022
"Watch the Anxiety Manage Itself"
14 mins; December 01, 2022
What's the Difference between Overthinking and Rumination
14 mins; November 22, 2022
Take the Next Step with OCD Straight Talk
3 mins; November 01, 2022
"Pure-O" & Mental Contamination
13 mins; October 31, 2022
Is One Compulsion Better than Another?
15 mins; October 17, 2022
After That, What Do I Do with My Thoughts?
11 mins; October 04, 2022
Is Arguing with My Thoughts A Compulsion?
14 mins; September 27, 2022
I Have Anxiety, Not OCD: What Do I Do?
20 mins; September 13, 2022
"Just-Right OCD": Can't Stop This Feeling
13 mins; August 29, 2022
How Do I Stop Ruminating?
17 mins; August 19, 2022
The Fear behind the Fear: The Core of the OCD
21 mins; August 12, 2022
You Can't or You Won't?
13 mins; August 05, 2022
Just Trying Harder is a Step in the Right Direction
12 mins; July 29, 2022
Kathleen Rupertus, Psy.D.
26 mins; July 15, 2022
OCD - the "C" = EX/RP
15 mins; July 01, 2022
Edna Foa, Ph.D.
29 mins; June 20, 2022
You're Doing One at the Expense of the Other or the Other at the Expense of the One
15 mins; June 17, 2022
The Banana Peel Effect
11 mins; June 09, 2022
Heart and Skill is a Powerful Combination
13 mins; June 02, 2022
Is It Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Or Is It OCD?
12 mins; May 20, 2022
Is It Panic Disorder or Is It OCD?
19 mins; May 17, 2022
An Overview of Skills in Successful Treatment
10 mins; May 05, 2022
Two Cases, One Lesson
25 mins; April 20, 2022
Thanatophobia and Meta-Cognitions within OCD
13 mins; April 06, 2022
Real Event OCD
17 mins; March 28, 2022
How Are Obsessions & Compulsions Interconnected?
13 mins; March 01, 2022
Robert Hindman, Ph.D.
28 mins; February 21, 2022
Uncertainty is Your Friend; I'll Prove It
16 mins; February 16, 2022
Why Is My OCD Not Getting Better?
21 mins; February 01, 2022
What's the Difference between CBT and Ex/RP?
21 mins; January 17, 2022
Knowing is Half the Battle
21 mins; December 22, 2021
David H. Barlow, Ph.D., ABPP
50 mins; December 21, 2021
Jon Abramowitz, Ph.D., ABPP
42 mins; December 08, 2021
The Mosquito Bite Analogy
16 mins; December 06, 2021
Getting Started with Exposure Therapy
19 mins; November 12, 2021
Jason Adams
30 mins; October 26, 2021
Common Errors Made in Exposure Therapy for OCD
23 mins; October 22, 2021
What is Exposure Therapy - Exactly?
19 mins; October 06, 2021
How Bad Is My OCD?
30 mins; September 24, 2021
Tell Me, "Do I Have OCD?"
25 mins; September 08, 2021
Eric Storch, Ph.D.
21 mins; August 27, 2021
What Do You Mean, Compulsions Drive Obsessions?
19 mins; July 29, 2021
OCD & The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
19 mins; July 27, 2021
The Difference between Rumination and Reflection
18 mins; July 23, 2021
On Weakening the Connection between Thoughts, Behaviors, and Feelings
30 mins; July 02, 2021
True or False: If You Think It's Your OCD, It Is
21 mins; June 30, 2021
EMDR vs. Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
23 mins; June 22, 2021
Is Uncertainty Your Friend or Your Enemy?
16 mins; June 17, 2021
What, Essentially, Is OCD?
25 mins; June 15, 2021
The Good News Isn't Good without the Bad News; It's Just News
29 mins; June 14, 2021
Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions in Existential OCD
26 mins; June 07, 2021
Macro-, and Micro-Compulsions: A Very Important Idea
19 mins; May 27, 2021
Common Pitfalls on the Road to Therapeutic Progress
29 mins; May 26, 2021
Another Technique for Letting Go of Intrusive Thoughts
13 mins; May 25, 2021
A Discussion with Mr. Michael May, LPCC about ACT for OCD
51 mins; May 21, 2021
More Details on Stopping Mental Compulsions: Another Episode by Popular Request
30 mins; May 20, 2021
Why Does Psychotherapy for Clinically Significant Anxiety Sometimes Not Work?
27 mins; May 17, 2021
A Discussion about PTSD with Dr. Joseph Birli
46 mins; May 10, 2021
Is There a Connection between Obsessions and Outcomes - Association OCD
19 mins; May 07, 2021
To Choose or Not to Choose: That is the Question
24 mins; May 06, 2021
Gonna Tell You A Bit about Myself
30 mins; April 30, 2021
When I'm Loving Someone with OCD
41 mins; April 29, 2021
Weed-Smoking, Psychotropic Medications, and OCD
23 mins; April 20, 2021
The Cognitive Model: How You Can Force Symptomatological Change
35 mins; April 15, 2021
The Various Faces of Existential OCD
41 mins; April 13, 2021
What's the Difference between Rational Thinking and Rumination?
37 mins; April 12, 2021
This Makes A Behavior A Compulsion
29 mins; March 30, 2021
What Makes A Behavior A Compulsion?
28 mins; March 29, 2021
Here's My Situation, Tell Me What to Do: A (Second) Case Discussion
29 mins; March 18, 2021
Here's My Situation, Tell Me What to Do: A Case Discussion
30 mins; March 12, 2021
OCD-101 vs. Advanced Techniques
14 mins; March 11, 2021
What Causes OCD?: The Theory That Will Never Die
20 mins; March 04, 2021
Chasing Certainty
15 mins; March 03, 2021
Just Stop! Good Advice or Bad?
16 mins; February 26, 2021
How Long Will It Take for Me to Get Better?
22 mins; February 23, 2021
How Can I Better Find Compulsions?
20 mins; February 18, 2021
When OCD Causes Depression
16 mins; February 16, 2021
What Compulsions Go with Which Obsessional Themes?
23 mins; February 02, 2021
How Do I Tell the Difference between Obsessions & Compulsions?
20 mins; January 25, 2021
Compulsions Breed Compulsions
18 mins; January 20, 2021
What Do I Do When I Can't Stop My Compulsions?
14 mins; January 08, 2021
Relationship OCD, What is It?
18 mins; December 30, 2020
POCD, What Is It?
16 mins; December 16, 2020
Harm OCD, What Is It?
14 mins; December 14, 2020