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Hey guys and welcome to episode 220 of the OCD stories

dot com podcast. Now in this episode I got back on Dr Patrick McGrath.

Patrick is head of clinical services at an O. C. D. And I got him on because I wanted to go into more depth around his book, which is the O. C.

book where he addresses more than 250 key questions around a C. D. And I really enjoyed

this episode because I got to ask him some questions that take it right back to the basics, you know, what is an obsession, what is a compulsion,

and some of the more, I don't say complex, but definitely different questions that maybe I haven't addressed on the podcast before,

so for me it was fun asking him these questions

and hearing his answers always like the way he brings in analogies and metaphors into explaining

OCD and its treatment.

So some of the questions other than the two I just mentioned

is also, is it possible to grow out of OCD?

Does OCD run in families?

What increases my risk of O. C.

If I fix one compulsion, will another one just take its place?

Why do I have these thoughts when I don't want to?

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