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Dr Steven Phillipson: All spikes are created equal, however… (#375)

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The Neurotoxin Spike in OCD

i work with patients who have OCD but uniquely uh in in the world of contamination their brain says that the contamination is going to make them stupider. We call this kind of a neurotoxin spike so things like drinking alcohol we all hear the rumors that alcohol fills brain cells um if that were true i can assure you i would have about two words in bible cavalry at this moment. People with OCD can become very alcohol phobic and are desperate to make sure that nothing has an adverse impact on that form of their intelligence.

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