Story: Amanda (OCD themes: Religion, harm and contamination) (#513)

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Stuart

Bdd, Health & Fitness, Recovery, Hocd, Cocd, Rocd, Bodydysmorphicdisorder, Ocd, Anxiety, Obsessivecompulsivedisorder, Mental Health, Help, Mentalhealth, Depression, Advice

4.8 • 873 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In episode 513 I chat with Amanda who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.

We discuss OCD themes of religion, harm and contamination. Amanda talks about depression, controlling food, stopping driving, navigating the Covid pandemic and OCD, compulsions controlling other people, therapy, grief and loss, figuring out it was ok not to do her compulsions, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), inference-based CBT (I-CBT), medication, managing family accommodation, words of hope and much more. Hope it helps.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The OCD Stories podcast, hosted by me, Stuart Ralph.
0:05.5	The OCD Stories is a podcast dedicated to raising awareness and understanding around obsessive,
0:11.1	compulsive symptoms. I do this for interviewing inspired therapists, psychologists, and people
0:16.8	who have experienced OCD. Welcome to the OCD Stories.
0:25.2	And welcome to episode 513 of the podcast.
0:30.5	And in this one, I chat with Amanda, who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.
0:36.5	In it, we discuss OCD themes of religion, harm and contamination. Amanda talks about depression, controlling food, stopping driving,
0:40.1	navigating the COVID pandemic and OCD, compulsions controlling other people, therapy, grief and loss,
0:48.0	figuring out it was okay not to do her compulsions, ERP, inference-based CBT, medication, managing family accommodation,
0:57.7	words I hope, and much more. And thanks to our podcast partners, NoCD? If OCD is interfering with
1:04.7	your life, NoCD can help. Their licensed therapists specialize in exposure and response prevention
1:10.6	therapy, the most proven therapy for OCD.
1:13.8	With NoCD, effective treatment that is 100% virtual is available for children and adults with OCD.
1:20.3	And most members can get started within seven days on average.
1:23.7	No hassle, just real, science-backed help and support between sessions.
1:28.3	Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode description.
1:33.3	So thank you to Amanda for her time and her story.
1:35.5	I really appreciate it.
1:36.7	And of course, thank you to you guys.
1:38.4	As always, it means a lot.
1:40.2	I do really appreciate it.
1:41.8	But for ever ado, here is Amanda.
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