The Ocd Stories

Show notes: Kat’s OCD Story (1:50) Mark Freeman’s air mattress effect (3:45) Getting diagnosed (4:05) Making intrusive thoughts worse (5:05) Separating yourself from the thought (6:35) Using script exposure for recovery (7:55) Recording script exposure and playing it back (10:25) How Pure O lead to other types of OCD? (12:00) Struggling with Prayer (13:00) Advice and strategies for praying without OCD (13:40) Dealing with physical compulsions (15:00) Using “Well, maybe it is” for acceptance (17:40) Advice for opening up about sexual obsessions to your therapist (17:35) How faith has helped recovery (22:35) How the church has helped in recovery (25:10) Opening up about OCD to inspire others (28:40) Number 1 tip for beating OCD - “Accept your thoughts” (34:00) Future plans (35:10) Final words of wisdom (38:30) What Kat would want written on a billboard for the world to see (40:55) How to find out more about Kat (42:15) Find out more about Kat: YouTube channel - Shalom Aleichem Blog - Do An Exposure Tumblr - Do