Story: Will (#394)

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 August 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In episode 394 I chat with Will who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us.

We discuss his story, growing up in a toxic environment, intrusive thoughts, confessing as a compulsion, perfectionism, being active duty in the US military, identity struggles, a bad relationship with alcohol, pOCD, relationship themed OCD, sexual orientation themed OCD, suicidal themed OCD, harm themed OCD, a fear of crossing bridges, health anxiety, being hyper-fixated on sleep, his journey to finding suitable therapy, peer support, intensive outpatient therapy program, masculinity, developing self-compassion, and much more. Hope it helps.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The O. C.D. Stories podcast, hosted by me, Stuart Ralph.
0:05.4	The O. C. D. Stories is a podcast dedicated to raising awareness and understanding
0:10.1	around obsessive compulsive symptoms. I do this for interviewing inspired therapists,
0:15.2	psychologists and people who have experienced OCD. Welcome to the OCD stories.
0:22.0	And welcome to episode 394 of the podcast and in this one I interview
0:27.2	Will who has kindly come on to share his OCD story with us in
0:31.7	in particular we talk about growing up in a toxic environment, we talk
0:35.4	intrusive thoughts, confessing as a compulsion, perfectionism, being active duty in the US
0:41.7	military, identity struggles, a bad relationship with alcohol,
0:46.0	themes of OCD including Piedavile themed OCD, relationship themed OCD,
0:51.1	sexual orientation themed OCD, suicidal themed OCD, sexual orientation themed OCD, suicidal themed OCD, harm themed OCD,
0:56.0	as well as a fear of crossing bridges, health anxiety,
1:00.0	being hyper fixated on sleep,
1:02.0	his journey to finding suitable therapy, peer support, an
1:06.9	intensive outpatient therapy program, masculinity, developing self-compassion and much more.
1:14.0	And thank you to NOCD for supporting the podcast.
1:16.7	NOCD offers effective and convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US.
1:22.0	To find out more about NOCe, their therapy plans, if they
1:24.8	currently take your insurance, or to download their free app, head to go.
1:29.6	TreatMy Ocede.com forward slash the O. C. D. Stories stories or the link will be in the
1:34.3	episode description. Thank you to all of our patrons for supporting our work. To
1:39.1	sign up to our Patreon and to check out the other benefits you'll receive as a patron, please see the link in the show notes.
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