Hey folks, this is Kevin. On this week's episode of Risk, you'll hear Ezra Homeland.

Even the teachers were reading it at this point. I'd hear the students between classes

in the hallway, like, oh, he was sleeping with her? Oh, he was fucking her. Oh, I mean, it was going

way better than I ever imagined.

That and more. But first, I want to clear up some confusion about how our Patreon patrons at the tier that grants you access to ad-free episodes can actually subscribe to an ad-free feed of the podcast.

I mean, not just go to Patreon and listen to ad-free episodes there.

I mean, you can actually plug a URL right into your regular podcast app and hear the ad-free

episodes that way.

If you are, one of our Patreon patrons, we've got a pinned post with

instructions on how to do this there. And if you're not supporting us on Patreon, well,

that ad-free feed is just one more reason to join us there. We'll be right back.

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

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