Breaking Free from Fear & Anxiety with Matt Codde

In this episode of our series entitled ‘the most common mistakes in OCD treatment’, we are going to discuss common mistakes with ERP or Exposure Response Prevention Therapy. ERP is a type of behavioral therapy that exposes people to situations that provoke their obsessions and the resulting distress while helping them prevent their compulsive responses.

If you’re suffering from OCD, you may find yourself wondering “does ERP really work?”. I often get a lot of questions regarding if ERP Therapy is effective or too extreme? I hope this episode can answer some of your questions relating to ERP Treatment.

Join me as I explain some of the most Common Treatment Mistakes for OCD Treatment. I hope this helps in your journey to overcoming OCD.

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Nova Sutton is a recovered OCD sufferer and CBT practitioner.

You can find her on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyKn0SESrMu1mavMkmLq_xg/about

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In this new series, we are going to discuss the most common mistakes in OCD treatment. If you’re suffering from OCD, then you know how tempting it is to try and “figure out” whatever you are worried about. The problem is OCD presents us with questions that generally will never have a clear-cut answer. And the harder we try to figure it out and the more information we get, the most confused and lost we feel.

So in this new series, join me as I explain some of the most Common Treatment Mistakes for OCD Treatment. I hope this helps in your journey to overcoming OCD and helps you let go of the belief that OCD is untreatable.

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In this new series, we are going to discuss the most common mistakes in OCD treatment. If you’re suffering from OCD, you may find yourself wondering why your OCD seems to get worse the harder you try to make it go away. It seems like a complete paradox. The harder you fight, the worse it gets. It is exhausting. The reality is your struggle is probably not due to a lack of effort, but just misplaced effort and energy.

So in this new series, join me as I explain some of the most Common Treatment Mistakes for OCD Treatment. I hope this helps in your journey to overcoming OCD and helps you let go of the belief that OCD is untreatable.

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In this episode, we are going to discuss Real Event OCD. Real event OCD is a subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. A person living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ruminates over a real event that occurred, typically one that they regret, with what feels like no avail.

So in this episode, I am going to discuss what real event OCD is and how it onsets in a persons life.

Hope you find this helpful!

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Existential OCD is a subset of OCD in which sufferers are preoccupied with the philosophical aspects of life. A person with Existential OCD might obsess over questions like, “What’s the meaning of life?”  “Why are we even here?” “Does God Exist?” “Why Evil Exist?”. The problem with Existential OCD, like most forms of OCD, is the person is trying to find an answer that they will never obtain, which causes them to obsess and spin.

So in this episode, I am going to discuss this specific type of OCD, the common symptoms, and how to start treating existential OCD from a high-level perspective.

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In this episode, we are going to continue our discussion on Religious OCD or Scrupulosity OCD. Specifically, we are going to discuss the different behavior rituals or compulsions commonly associated with Scrupulosity OCD.

Again, scrupulosity is one of the various subsets of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that can be identified in individuals who experience repetitive, intrusive thoughts (otherwise known as obsessions) surrounding a discrepancy in their religious or moral beliefs.

In this episode, I will be covering how prayer is often used as compulsions and how to start to notice if you are using prayer as a compulsion.

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In this new series, we are going to discuss Scrupulosity OCD. Scrupulosity OCD is a form of OCD focusing around one’s religion or morality. It's common to also hear it referred to as religious OCD or moral OCD and can lead to a hyper-focus on morality and whether or not something is right and wrong.

Scrupulosity is one of the various subsets of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that can be identified in individuals who experience repetitive, intrusive thoughts (otherwise known as obsessions) surrounding a discrepancy in their religious or moral beliefs.

So in this first episode, we are going to talk about faith and fear and how they intersect with our religious beliefs so we can begin recognizing and separating our fear and anxiety from our actual faith.

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In this episode, we are going to discuss Checking OCD. Checking OCD is a sub-type where a person experiences intrusive thoughts, fears, or concerns (obsessions) that cause anxiety, doubt, or uncertainty and the person engages in a behavior (compulsions) called “Checking” to neutralize the uncomfortable feelings.

People that suffer from Checking OCD feel the need to perform compulsive checking behaviors in order to reassure themselves about their fears. Some common checking rituals include checking if certain item(s) t have been left in the right place, checking if appliances or lights are turned off, checking if emails were written correctly, and even internal checking behaviors like checking whether or not they are feeling anxiety.

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In this episode, we are going to continue our series with OCD & Addiction with a specific focus on the concept of Tolerance.

OCD is a mental health disorder in which people have recurring unwanted thoughts called obsessions, that produce anxiety and they engage in ritualistic behaviors called compulsions to neutralize their unwanted feelings.

Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking, continued use despite harmful consequences, and long-lasting changes in the brain. It is considered both a complex brain disorder and a mental illness.

Tolerance the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction. Tolerance plays a key role in how compulsions, and addictive behaviors, grow in our lives.

So in this episode, we are going to discuss what is tolerance and its role in OCD and Addiction recovery.

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