Story: Shannon (existential themed OCD and postpartum OCD) (#537)
The OCD Stories
Stuart
4.8 • 933 Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In episode 537 I chat with Shannon who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.
We discuss her earliest OCD memory, various themes of OCD, existential themed OCD, worrying everyone is an 'non-playable character (NPC)', finding out it was OCD, starting therapy for OCD, doing therapy homework, postpartum OCD, support groups, non-engagement responses, shame 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. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome to the OCD Stories. |
| 0:24.7 | And welcome to episode 537 of the podcast. |
| 0:30.1 | And in this one, I chat with Shannon, who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. |
| 0:41.0 | And in particular, we talk about her earliest OCD memory, various themes of OCD, existential themed OCD, worrying everyone is a non-playable character or MPC, finding out it was OCD, starting therapy for OCD, doing therapy homework, postpartum |
| 0:48.7 | OCD, support groups, non-engagement responses, shame and much more. |
| 0:55.0 | And thanks to our podcast partners, NoCD? |
| 0:57.9 | If OCD is interfering with your life, NoCD can help. |
| 1:02.0 | They're licensed therapists, specialise in exposure and response prevention therapy, |
| 1:06.6 | the most proven therapy for OCD. |
| 1:08.9 | With NoCD, effective treatment that is 100% virtual, |
| 1:12.4 | is available for children and adults with OCD. |
| 1:15.3 | And most members can get started within seven days on average. |
| 1:18.7 | No hassle, just real, science-backed help and support between sessions. |
| 1:23.3 | Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode description. So thank you so much to Shannon for her time and a story. It was great chatting with her. And I of course thank you guys for listening. As always, it means a lot. About further ado, here is Shannon. Welcome to the podcast, Shannon. Thank you for having me. Yeah, it's good to have you here. So, as you know, I'd love to hear your OCD story, and you can do that now as little as much detail as you want to give. |
| 1:51.0 | Sure. So no one knew that I had OCD, basically my whole life. The earliest memory I think I have was maybe when I was like |
| 2:07.8 | five or six years old. I remember, you know, seeing on those movies, TV shows, seeing kids who would |
| 2:16.7 | get so mad at their parents and they would |
| 2:18.4 | go into their bedroom and they would say, like, oh, I hate my mom, I hate my dad. And so I remember, |
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