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Dicks on Stew

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RISK!

Arts, Comedy, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Performing Arts

4.65.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Dicks tells Kevin about the time he stood up to his girlfriend’s father at Thanksgiving. Then the two of them geek out about the craft of storytelling. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025: risk-show.com/portugal • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live • Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop • Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org • Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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.

0:10.8

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

0:18.8

When something violent or taboo or embarrassing bursts into your mind,

0:25.5

it can leave you reeling and wondering,

0:28.6

what does that thought say about me?

0:31.8

Well, that happens to almost everyone,

0:34.3

but for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD, they tend to cause a lot of

0:40.7

distress and feel impossible to stop thinking about. A good friend of mine has OCD, so I've witnessed

0:49.0

this struggle up close, and it's taught me a lot about how serious and misunderstood the condition is.

0:57.9

People think OCD is only about hand washing or organization.

1:03.6

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

1:10.2

In an attempt to make the distress from their unwanted

1:13.6

thoughts go away, people with OCD will often engage in repetitive physical or mental

1:20.6

behaviors known as compulsions, which can be incredibly time-consuming and exhausting. OCD is highly treatable, but it needs specialized treatment.

1:33.7

NoCD is a virtual therapy provider for OCD that makes getting specialized therapy easier than ever.

1:43.7

With no CD, you can do live, face-to-face

1:47.7

video therapy with licensed therapists who specialize in OCD. Exposure and response prevention

1:56.7

or ERP, a type of therapy that was designed specifically to treat OCD is considered the gold

2:05.2

standard treatment, and that's available through no CD. No CD accepts many major insurance plans

2:12.9

and offers always on support between sessions.

2:17.9

If you think you might be struggling with OCD and want to learn more about therapy with no-cd,

2:23.8

go to no-cd.com and schedule a free 15-minute call with their team.

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