Story: Zoey (Fears of choking, obsessing over partners porn use, BDD) (#481)

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 April 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In episode 481 I chat with Zoey who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.

We discuss fears of choking and swallowing, obsessing over her partners porn use, therapy, exposure and response prevention therapy therapy (ERP), aligning therapy with her values, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), seeing her therapist through NOCD, 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.
0:24.7	And welcome to episode 481 of the podcast.
0:30.0	And in this one, I chat with Zoe, who was kindly agreed to come on and share her OCD story with us.
0:35.8	And in particular, we discuss fears of choking and swallowing, obsessing over her partner's porn use,
0:39.1	therapy, exposure and response prevention therapy,
0:45.1	aligning therapy with her values, body dysmorphic disorder, seeing her therapist through noCD,
0:46.6	and much more.
0:49.3	Struggling with OCD, you're not alone.
0:56.0	NoCD offers live face-to-face video therapy with licensed specialists who truly understand OCD.
1:00.0	NoCD therapists are trained in exposure and response prevention therapy,
1:05.8	the gold standard for OCD treatment, and provide personalized treatment and support for children and adults.
1:08.9	Take the first step towards regaining your life today.
1:12.8	Visit nocd.com or the link will be in the episode description to book a free call so thank you to you guys for listening i hope you're well
1:17.6	and thank you to zoe for a time and story i appreciate it and without forever ado here she is welcome to
1:24.0	the podcast soie hello it's good to have you here. Thanks for having me.
1:30.1	No worries. So I'd love to hear your OCD stories so you can share that and as little as much
1:35.4	detail as you want to give. Okay. I like to say I've had OCD my whole life, but I don't think I really recognize that I had OCD until I was 18.
1:55.0	I guess it started with different medical fears when I was really young and that adapted into a couple years later
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