On this episode of Jennifer from the Block I spoke with Monique. She is the administrative assistant for a local winery, and former journalist. Monique has a form of OCD known as harm OCD. 

• Fear of thoughts that you will cause harm to others (either accidentally or purposely)
• Excessive worry and mental analysis about these thoughts
• Compulsive behaviors to avoid the risk of causing harm to others

In this episode Monique gets personal about those thoughts that pushed her to not only get a diagnosis, but become an advocate for those that also suffer from forms of OCD and anxiety.

For those that need help and resources that helped Monique: NPR Invisibilia podcast called “Dark Thoughts”: https://www.npr.org/2015/01/09/375928124/dark-thoughts

Jeffrey Schwartz’s book called “Brain Lock.”