FearCast Podcast

In today’s episode, I go over a question from James. He’s struggling with an obsession focused on items being contaminated simply by their association with another contaminated item and he wants to know what to do about it. I offer various examples of how to apply Exposure to it, Response Prevention, and using the Mastery Model to address the issue. Wet Paint obsession, and Tracking compulsions, occur in more than contamination subtypes, so this one reaches across the OCD world. To learn more about contamination obsessions and treatment, check out this article from the California OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center The post #191- Wet Paint Contamination Obsession From Years Ago appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

For today’s episode, I answer two questions from listeners. The first listener wants to know how they can best deal with the possibility of relapse when they are in a good spot in their recovery. Is there a way to keep it away, and what to do when their partner is often their trigger! The next listener is struggling with the isolation of their Real Event OCD and is too embarrassed to share it with a friend or a therapist. Will the therapist report them if it’s that bad? The post #190- What If Things Get Bad After They’ve Been Good, And Too Embarrassed to address RE-OCD appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today’s episode is a continuation of the Faith and Doubt Series. I am joined by Claire Breedlove, LCSW, who specializes in treating Religious Scrupulosity and working with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. Claire was kind enough to share her passion with the LDS community and how she works to help the LDS community living with Religious Scrupulosity overcome their fear and find greater connection with their faith. The post #189- Faith And Doubt: Scrupulosity Within The LDS Church With Claire Breedlove, LCSW appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today’s audio question comes from Worry Wart who asked about life after OCD begins and whether one can get back to the happy place they were in before OCD began. To answer this, I asked Lauren Rosen, MFT, to join me. Lauren offers insights into her experience as someone who knows what the questioner feels and has come to a wonderful place in her own journey. We talk about the highs and lows of treatment, what helped along the way, and what life is like after all the hard work. The post #188- Living A Full Life After OCD With Lauren Rosen, MFT appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today’s audio question comes from Liam who notices that he becomes upset when it seems like people keep disagreeing with him, or making it seem like he’s not being heard. Others seem to discount or disagree with his opinions which triggers something in him. So, is this is OCD acting up again, or is it something else? Also, regardless of what it is, what can be done about it? The post #187- Microdisagreements And Not Being Heard; OCD, Or Nah? appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today, Issy reached out with an audio question. She shared her story about diagnosis with OCD and her success with POCD, but wanted to know how to deal with issues related to SO-OCD. She has two main questions. The first is how to help her parents understand what ERP is and why she should do it (and why they should pay for it). The second is about groinal sensations and how to deal with them in the process of her own self exposure and hierarchy. The post #186- How To Sell Someone On ERP, And What To Do With Groinal Sensations appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today’s episode is a mash up of a few emailed questions. First, a listener notices their obsessions about their thoughts increases physical pain and they don’t know how to handle it. Next, a listener asks whether they should start therapy again with their various ups and downs of ROCD and SO-OCD. Finally, I answer a question (or, a couple of questions) from a listener who wants to know whether OCD is caused by depression, and whether ROCD can focus on someone’s physical flaws. This was a rapid fire episode! The post #185- Obsessions Causing Pain, Is It Bad Enough To Start Therapy, And Is OCD Caused By Depression? appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

For today’s audio question, I answer Hannah’s question about her Sensorimotor/ Hyperawarness obsession. She shares that she’s had a few other obsessions in this theme, but lately it’s turned into being stuck between doing something or not, and both being problem! The good old “lose-lose” from OCD, and she feels stuck. I discuss her question and give her some things to consider as she moves forward. To learn more about Sensorimotor and Hyperawarness OCD, please check out this article from the California OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center: Hyperawareness and Sensorimotor OCD The post #184- Compulsions: Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don’t appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

For today’s audio question, Chris Trondsen, MFT, was kind enough to join me to discuss Panicasaurus’s question. The question is very layered and has a lot of aspects to consider, but the main question is whether they are truly in doubt of their sexual orientation, or whether they are just struggling with their SO-OCD. Chris and I go through this question with a fine toothed comb to try to and answer his question, and probably answer a bunch of other questions he didn’t have along the way. The post #183- Am I In Denial Of My Sexual Orientation? Featuring Chris Trondsen, MFT appeared first on FearCast Podcast.

Today’s audio question comes from Overthinking Queen who wants to know whether her obsessions are coming from some unresolved or unaddressed issues in her life. She also struggles with her fear that she might be slowly abandoning her faith due to thoughts about sex, relationships, and SO-OCD obsessions. She also shares some fears about starting therapy because a therapist may encourage her to pursue her same-sex thoughts (ahem, obsessions) or encourage her to drop her faith, and believe me I’ve got some thoughts on this last point. The post #182- Are Unresolved Issues The Cause Of My SO-OCD Obsession? appeared first on FearCast Podcast.