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The Hardcore Self Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

406: People Are WRONG About OCD w Dr. Patrick McGrath of NOCD

The Hardcore Self Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

Robert Duff, Ph.D.

Health & Fitness, Robertduff, Education, Duffthepsych, Mental Health, Psychology, Selfhelp, Advice, Drduff

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Patrick McGrath, Chief Clinical Officer at NOCD and a leading expert in OCD treatment. We dive deep into understanding OCD, debunking common misconceptions, and exploring the most effective treatment approaches. Dr. McGrath shares practical advice for managing OCD and introduces an amazing new tool that’s helping people across the country manage OCD from the comfort of their own homes. Whether you're personally affected by OCD, know someone who is, or just want to learn more about mental health, this episode is packed with valuable insights and actionable tips.

Key Takeaways:

  • Misconceptions About OCD:

    • Discover what OCD really is and debunk common myths.
    • Understand the difference between media portrayals and reality.
  • Effective Treatment Approaches:

    • Learn about Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy.
    • Find out what works and what doesn’t in OCD treatment.
    • Explore Dr. McGrath's innovative approach to virtual ERP therapy.
  • Practical Advice for Managing OCD:

    • Get strategies for handling intrusive thoughts and compulsions.
    • Tips for avoiding reassurance-seeking, distraction, and substance use.
  • Introducing NOCD:

    • Learn about NOCD, an online platform offering accessible OCD therapy.
    • Understand how NOCD works and its benefits for people across the country.
    • Find out how NOCD is making treatment more affordable and effective.

Personal Insights:

  • Hear Dr. McGrath's personal journey with anxiety and how it shaped his career.
  • Gain inspiration from his transformation from a bullied child to a leading mental health expert.

Be sure to check out NOCD at http://treatmyocd.com and send me a question or topic for a future episode of the show at http://duffthepsych.com/contact

Transcript

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0:00.0

I have to admit I was pretty surprised by this statement.

0:03.0

I stood for three hours at a train track with someone once with them behind me and their hands

0:07.4

on my shoulders and me yelling at them to push me into every train that came by because

0:11.2

they were so afraid that they would kill people on train tracks

0:14.5

by just pushing people all the way down the line onto the tracks and the train would just

0:19.0

run them over.

0:20.0

How does that compare to what you think of when you think of psychotherapy and why would

0:23.8

somebody do it this way let's listen now I will tell you Robert I was not

0:29.4

afraid and and I'd be more afraid of somebody without O. C. OCD behind me on a train track than I would be of somebody with OCD on a train track.

0:38.0

Because I know the person with OCD is going to do everything they possibly can to make sure that nothing bad will ever happen.

0:43.6

So who the heck is this guy yelling at people to push him onto the train tracks?

0:47.5

This is Dr. Patrick McGrath.

0:49.2

He's a renowned expert in obsessive compulsive disorder and he has well over 20 years of experience in the field.

0:54.8

What makes you good at working with OCD?

0:58.0

The best compliment I've ever received from a therapeutic kind of stance is I can't believe you don't have a

1:04.3

CD because you think like you do. Unfortunately many people still don't truly

1:07.8

understand a z a z a. But Dr. McGrath does and in this episode he shares his

1:12.0

passion and experience with you so that you can

1:14.4

too. We talk about trust your gut right if you feel it it it must be true but the

1:19.3

reality is is that OCD is the great manipulator and O. C. D manipulates your fight-flight or

1:24.8

freeze response, your feeling center. O. C. D is not a logical problem again

1:28.8

it's an emotional problem and and the location of O. C. D. And even in the

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