FearCast Podcast

For today’s episode, I interview Rich Gallagher, MFT, about his recent article the IOCDF news letter about Disgust-Based OCD. His article offers an overview of what Disgust-Based obsessions are and how his Mastery focused treatment differs from the traditional Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) based treatment. We additionally discuss the growing body of research for alternative treatment methods beyond CBT, ERP, and ACT. This was a really fun interview and I learned some great tips on better ways to help people struggling with a difficult OCD/ Anxiety theme. More From Rich Gallagher, MFT: When is OCD Treatment “Evidence-Based” Enough? Here’s Your Answer. How OCD Treatment Needs to Change: A View from Both Sides of the Couch https://iocdf.org/blog/2023/04/25/disgust-based-ocd-thoughts-on-a-new-treatment-protocol/ The post #142- Disgust-Based OCD And Evolving Treatment Methods With Rich Gallagher, MFT appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today’s audio question comes from Roger. He’s having a unique situation where his sensorimotor obsessions are becoming associated with activities he likes, which then trigger his obsession/ compulsion routine when he does those activities. He further asks the question about how he can habituate to his breathing, or any other somatic obsession, and whether there is a right or wrong way to do it, and whether it’s right or wrong to try for habituation in the first place. As you can imagine, I have some thoughts. The post #141-Activities Becoming Triggers and Habituating to Breathing In Sensorimotor OCD appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

This week’s audio question comes in as a complex one. For someone experiencing ROCD, which issues should the listener treat as OCD issues, and which should they treat as relationship issues? Should the listener address the anxiety and uncertainty over potentially “sketchy” behavior as their typical ROCD, or should they address it? If they let it go as an OCD thing, what if they miss something important? If they address it as a relationship issue, will they blow up their relationship and drive their partner away? The post #140- For ROCD, What Should I Treat As OCD And What Should I Treat As Relationship Issues? appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

For today’s question, I answer an audio question sent in through Instagram. The listener asks what they can do about their SO-OCD that keeps screaming that she is a lesbian even though she identifies as bi-sexual. She asks about whether she can know her sexuality and whether she’ll get that clarity after therapy as her therapist suggests. Also, she wants to know how to deal with the feeling of uncertainty while struggling with the obsession. The post #139- SO-OCD Has Nothing To Do With Your Sexuality, and Dealing With The Uncertainty appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today I answer a question from a listener who has a question about how they can help their wife deal with their ROCD. Along with answering their question, I expand out a little to discuss how someone can help a family member or loved one who is struggling with OCD. If you have feedback about this episode, or would like to offer some tips on what helped you with your loved one, or what a loved one did to help you, leave them in the comment section, or message me them on the episode post at Instagram. I’ll share them on a future episode! The post #138- How To Help Your Family Member Who Has OCD appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

For today’s episode, I was joined by Dr. Megan Faye, PsyD, to discuss Avoidant/ Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. This is a disorder that falls in the Venn diagram between disordered eating, sensory integration, and OCD. Dr. Faye was kind enough to spend some time discussing what ARFID is, what treatment looks like, and how to help both adults and children take on their challenges with food. The post <strong>#137- Avoidant/ Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) with Dr. Megan Faye, PsyD</strong> appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

On today’s episode, I spoke with Meshulem Epstein, a leading voice for OCD treatment within Orthodox Judaism and Religious Scrupulosity. He joined me to help me tackle a listener question about exposures that can be done to help their OCD as they’ve been given permission to masturbate by a rabbi. Meshulem offered some wonderful insights into the world Orthodox Judaism and how it impacts OCD treatment. The post #136- Doing Exposures While Being ‘Master Of Your Domain’ Within Orthodox Judaism with Meshulem Epstein, LCSW appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

On today’s episode, I answer two listener questions and share a success story! The first is from a listener who heard that SO-OCD (they refer to it as HOCD) could be fake, so they want to know what to do if if is fake, and then what to do if it isn’t! Next, I answer a question from someone who thinks their partner has ROCD, but the listener struggles with how to convince them they have ROCD and aren’t just in constant doubt of the relationship. The post #135- What Do I Do If SO-OCD Is Fake, and Convincing Your Partner They Have ROCD appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today, I was joined by Rev. Katie O’Dunn to discuss issues relating to treating Religious Scrupulosity. Rev. O’Dunn is an interfaith chaplain, OCD advocate, Disney fan, and marathon runner, and her credentials can go on and on. I had a great time discussing her work with Scrupulosity and how she helps people toward recovery through her very unique perspective. The post #134- Religious Scrupulosity OCD with Rev. Katie O’Dunn appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

On this episode, I answered three listener questions. The first question is about how to deal with contamination obsessions that are effecting the listener’s eating routines. How can they stop checking their food and overall being hyperaware of what gets in, or already is in, their food. The next question is about getting family on board and supportive for treatment, how to do it, and whether it’s actually necessary for recovery. Finally, I answer a question about Postpartum OCD and how the listener can deal with this matter when she doesn’t have external compulsions. At the end of the day, this question is about Pure-O, Pure Obsessional, Purely Obsession OCD (whatever you want to call it). Thanks, as always, for listening! To learn more about contamination obsessions and treatment, check out this article from the California OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center The post #133- Eating and Contamination, Getting Family Support, and PPOCD When It’s Only Obsessions appeared first on FearCast Podcast.