Story: Clare (Intrusive thoughts, ERP, research) (#494)

The OCD Stories

Stuart

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

4.8 • 873 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In episode 494 I chat with Clare who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.

We discuss intrusive thoughts, harm themed OCD, skin picking, her family, exposure and response prevention therapy, her research, 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.
0:12.8	I do this for interviewing inspired therapists, psychologists, and people who have experienced OCD.
0:18.9	Welcome to the OCD Stories.
0:21.4	And welcome to episode 494 of the podcast.
0:25.4	And in this one, I chat with Claire, who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.
0:30.8	And in this episode, we discuss intrusive thoughts, harm-themed OCD, her family, exposure response prevention therapy, skin picking,
0:40.8	her research, words of hope, and much more. And thanks to our podcast partners in OCD? If OCD is
0:48.4	interfering with your life, no CD can help. Their licensed therapistsise in exposure and response prevention therapy,
0:56.0	the most proven therapy for OCD. With NoCD, effective treatment that is 100% virtual, is available
1:02.3	for children and adults with OCD. And most members can get started within seven days on average. No hassle,
1:08.8	just real, science-backed help and support between sessions.
1:12.7	Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode description.
1:17.5	So thank you to Claire for her time and her story. I really appreciated hearing it.
1:22.2	And of course, thank you to you guys for listening. It means a lot. And but for ever ado,
1:27.1	here is Claire. welcome to the podcast
1:29.0	claire thank you i'm excited to be here yeah it's good to have you here so i'd love to hear you what
1:35.1	oCD story and you can share that now yeah absolutely so um i was diagnosed with OCD in 20.
1:45.8	It was, I believe, 2017.
1:49.1	I had actually, you know, started college.
1:53.9	And it was about my sophomore year.
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