The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the problem of self blame when it comes to OCD. We unpack why this happens and what can be done about it. OCD does not discriminate and is not a sign of weakness. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Doom scrolling is obsessively searching for bad news on the internet. It is related to rumination and helps to keep the OCD cycle going. Today I explore the relationship between doom scrolling and health OCD. I hope you enjoy.      Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's episode I discuss hit and run OCD. This is a type of OCD where people obsess about whether they may have unintentionally caused an accident without even realising it and involves them performing all sorts of checking compulsions to try and have certainty that they didn't.    I explore what hit and run OCD is, what the compulsions are and what you can do about it. I hope you enjoy :)   References   https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/driven-to-distraction-hit-and-run-ocd/     Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In this episode I discuss the birth of my baby daughter and the conflicting emotions that this produced and how I tried to manage them. I hope you enjoy.    References   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428191/ Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In this episode I discuss the role of expectation in the success of treatment of OCD. I very much hop you enjoy.    References   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428191/ Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss the issue of OCD attacking your sense of self and what to do about it. I hope you enjoy.  Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss how to be patient and calm when under pressure and relate this to the experience of learning to overcome OCD. I hope that you enjoy :) Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss the importance of employing self-compassion when in the midst of an OCD setback. So often when we are lost in obsessions we tend to focus on old habits that don't help us to get better. By bringing self-compassion to the table we are better able to deal with the obsessions and to let them go. I hope you enjoy :) Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the role of uncertainty in OCD. As always if you have any questions, then please feel free to let me know. I hope you enjoy :) Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I speak with Bart Scholtissen. Bart holds a PhD. in neuropsychology, but has left the academic world and is now more himself than ever, growing into being a mindset expert, breathwork guide, Wim Hof ​​Method Academy instructor and a big 'nature lover'.    He has found his passion in bridging the gap between 'evidence based' and 'experience based' with the mission to reconnect people with their own nature and thus make this world a bit more beautiful.   To find out more about Bart you can check out his website here:   https://bartscholtissen.nl/wim-hof-method/ To find out more about the Wim Hof Method and book onto a workshop near you, you can use the following link: https://www.wimhofmethod.com   You can also find him on Instagram under his full name. I very much hope you enjoy the episode and a big thanks to Bart for coming on.  Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.