nothing much to see here. 

Song rec: 

Someday (Maggie's)

Zach Bryan:

Someday/ i will come to my senses/ stop sitting on fences in fear/ and i will realize / after all of this time / that someday was always just right here/

Hey it's July and this is the latest episode of OCD? Themes covered in this episod include: 

• how my ERP exposures are going
• level of belief in having OCD (hint, it's higher!)
• gratitude for friends and people I've told about my diagnosis this week :)
• etc.

Song recommendation: Gracie Abrams, Look at my Life

6/17/25 Podcast episode:

Damn you, James! / When we're understood, we heal

https://podcasts.apple.com/iq/podcast/when-were-understood-we-heal-e28/id1769142342?i=1000713358636

yEP i LISTENED TO THE EPISODE BEFORE UPLOADING. SHARING THIS EPISODE AND LISTENING TO IT ONCE FIRST STILL PUTS ME AT A 50/100, SO THAT'S ABOUT THE RIGHT SUDS SPOT TO BE! CIAO.

A plethora of weekly reviews (3a-3c) as I head into Session 6 of treatment this week. As I listen back to what I said about eddies, here's a takeaway: turbulence will just resolve itself, you don't have to do anything to get it to stop. True of mental weather too. Maybe... 

Booksmart, threat generalization, fear of Lake Superior 

I reference this podcast episode with Sam Kelly: https://home.buzzsprout.com/2596056/episodes/19371768-the-lake-internal-waves

Stuck in a spiderweb, past college newspaper writing

recommended song pairing: free treasure by Adrienne Lenker

“do you wanna dance? Sometimes I think I try too hard. I trip on my shoes and I trip on my shirt. Get caught on the dirt in the yard.”

I'm still in therapy for OCD. This was recorded after what I think was Session 4. 

Yesterday’s weekly review. Converted video to audio again, but we’re just doing audio from her on out. Faster uploads! The mysterious voice! Thanks for listening. 

Started with video but switched to audio only. Reflections before I have my therapy session: what’s been going on with this new landscape of OCD in my life.