EP 120 - An OCD Story With Shelley Hohe

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

Drew Linsalata

Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Anxiety Help, Panic Attacks, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Ocd, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Shelley Hohe has struggled with OCD for many years. Her contamination obsession and the accompanying compulsions drove her into a very dark place. Her faith was questioned and shaken, her life was getting smaller, her relationships were suffering, and she simply wasn't sure where to turn for answers or help. A chance encounter with an old friend changed everything, setting Shelley on a path of renewed faith where recovery from OCD is not only a goal, but a real work in progr...

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0:00.0	Dudes and do dudets.
0:17.0	and this is episode 120, 120, the Ansters Truth. Thanks for coming by. Welcome to the show. Today we are going to hear an O. C.D. Story, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
0:25.6	It's a story about O. C. D. and its impact on a life and a human being with my new friend,
0:30.7	Shelly Hoi. Shelly is amazing.
0:33.5	This is one of those people that I'm really happy
0:34.9	that I'm getting to know better as time goes on.
0:38.1	Shelly has been dealing with OCD for years now. And her story is really worth listening to because this is somebody who did not even understand what it was that she was dealing with for quite a long time.
0:50.0	There's a story about miscommunication, misinformation.
0:53.0	There's a lot of twist and turns to it.
0:55.0	There's some elements of faith and religion in here that I think you guys are going to want to hear.
1:00.0	But Shelly has managed to get things together and she is working hard on her
1:05.0	OCD now and she understands what it is and she's even taking a real negative in her
1:09.6	life meaning this things this anxiety disorder that really does suck and she's turning him into a positive as an advocate for the
1:16.5	international O. C. D. Foundation which is amazing. So Shelly is really something else. She did a great, great job in this interview.
1:23.3	She was generous enough to share the details of her story.
1:25.8	So if you are dealing with OCD, real, swear to God, OCD,
1:29.9	and we talk about that in the interview.
1:31.7	Or you have somebody in your life who is it is
1:34.0	well worth taking the next 35 minutes or so and listening to what Shelly has to say
1:37.7	so Shelly thank you for coming by and helping with this before we get into
1:42.4	the interview,
1:43.5	the typical, I'm gonna ask you guys a favor,
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