OCD Straight Talk

By Chris Leins, MA, NCC, LPCC-SHealth & Fitness Mental Health

OCD Straight Talk episodes

July 19, 2023 Got Triggered? What Now?
Chris discusses evidence-based strategies for dealing with triggers relative to the anxiety-related disorders, like PTSD, OCD, Specific Phobia, etc., and other conditions like trichotillomania and excoriation disorder. There's an important difference between these strategies. Tune in to learn more.
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16 min
July 12, 2023 What Do I Do When I Don't REALIZE I'm Doing Compulsions?
Chris poses a question of what OCDers are to do when they are engaging such habitual and routine compulsions that they can't stop doing them?
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12 min
July 05, 2023 It's about Tolerating the Itch and Stopping the Scratching Response
Chris discusses the idea that a lot of people tolerate the scratching behavior with the hope of getting rid of the itch. But success in the fight against OCD is about tolerating the thoughts and the anxiety that they cause and instead focusing on stopping the compulsions. This is where grit and resilience, along with a touch or two of uncertainty, are you ally.
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If you found this episode helpful, consider giving the podcast a 5-star rating. And for treatment, visit KentuckyOCD.com.
12 min
June 28, 2023 Grit & Resilience in Your Fight Against OCD
Chris discusses patients who demonstrate grit and resilience in the therapeutic journey. Being willing and able to tolerate psychoemotive distress is ESSENTIAL to stopping compulsions. And resisting and stopping compulsions is the active ingredient to making progress against the OCD.

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If you've found OCD Straight Talk helpful, considering giving the podcast a 5-star rating. And for treatment, visit and contact us at KentuckyOCD.com.
7 min
June 20, 2023 It's Easier to Act Yourself into a New Way of Thinking Than It Is to Think Yourself into a New Way of Acting
Chris discusses a general principle that applies not just to the management of OCD and anxiety-related symptoms, but to problems and conditions that people commonly face.
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12 min
June 08, 2023 Why Do I Have These Intrusive Thoughts?
Chris discusses the question of why individuals experience certain intrusive thoughts? In this context, he also presents the value of embracing uncertainty.
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11 min
June 01, 2023 What's the Difference between Facts and Fears?
Chris discusses intrusive images and urges, noting that often they elicit anxiety because of what we think they mean. The question, of course, becomes, Do they REALLY mean that?
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13 min
May 25, 2023 Compulsions Make the Thoughts Real
Chris talks through the idea that compulsive responses give credibility to the obsessional anxiety. The question becomes, What does it look like for you to not respond?
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If you've found OCD Straight Talk helpful, consider giving it a 5-star rating, and subscribing to the podcast for more structured help with you anxiety-related symptoms.
16 min
May 10, 2023 Can You Imagine Anxiety-Producing Thoughts That Don't Produce Anxiety?
Building on the last few episodes, and referring to the idea of the system and its parts, Chris explains what OCD looks like when it's no longer clinically significant. The answer might surprise you. Can you imagine intrusive thoughts that don't cause you much anxiety?
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If you've found the podcast helpful, consider giving it a 5-star rating and subscribing to OCD Straight Talk for more structured help with you anxiety symptoms.
14 min
May 03, 2023 Introducing Dr. B: A Follow-Up on the System and Its Parts
Chris has a conversation with Dr. B, his wife, about the OCD-system and how it works. Enjoy.
Feel free to reach out with any questions you might have to [email protected].
If you've found OCD Straight Talk helpful, consider giving us a 5-star rating, and subscribing to the podcast for more structured help with your anxiety-symptoms.
11 min