Hey folks, this is Kevin. On this week's episode of Risk, you'll hear Rich Takenberg. Okay, well,

Rich, if you would like to sleep here on the couch, instead of going back to your hotel, you're

welcome to sleep here on the couch. And it, like, it suddenly feels like a job interview that went

really well, but you're not getting the job. And I'm like, okay. That and more.

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Folks, we've heard some jaw-dropping stories on the show before, but sometimes the

stories our own minds tell us can be the most jaw-dropping of all.

If you've ever been caught off guard by disturbing, unwanted thoughts, you might know what we mean.

When something violent or taboo or embarrassing bursts into your mind, it can leave you reeling and wondering, what does

that thought say about me? Well, that happens to almost everyone, but for people with

obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, they tend to cause a lot of distress and feel impossible to stop thinking about.

A good friend of mine has OCD, so I've witnessed this struggle up close,

and it's taught me a lot about how serious and misunderstood the condition is.

People think OCD is only about hand washing or organization.

OCD can latch on to anything, but it often focuses on the things we care about most.

In an attempt to make the distress from their unwanted thoughts go away, people with OCD will often engage in repetitive

physical or mental behaviors known as compulsions, which can be incredibly time-consuming

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