This is the conclusion episode of Tell Me What OCD Is Really Like! Tune in to hear my hopes for this podcast and how you can help.

Resources mentioned:

• https://iocdf.org
• ​https://www.intermed.com/hubfs/Website%20Forms/Behavioral%20Health%20Forms/Assessments%20and%20Questionnaires/Yale-Brown-Obsessive-Compulsive-Scale-Y-BOCS_July-2022.pdf?hsLang=en
• ​https://iocdf.org/find-help/

This guest (anonymous) struggles with very intense OCD falling under many different subtypes. During her interview, she was especially in a contamination theme. Tune in to learn about the different therapies she did—and is still doing—to help manage her OCD.

Helpful resource:

https://www.calmocd.com/ocd-subtypes

Antonia Broccolo likes to be very open about her contamination OCD. Tune in to this episode to learn why that is—and to learn about her difficult trip to Greece, the organization NOCD, and her thoughts on the public perception of the disorder.

Helpful resource:

https://www.treatmyocd.com/therapy_signup/v2?utm_source=google_ads&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=12663844044&utm_adgroup=123244610147&utm_term=nocd&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12663844044&gbraid=0AAAAADEWRhZyzX_i7TcDgsAc6E4pBl0iu&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItrjI3JLvlAMViYHCCB2N6Bx8EAAYASAAEgI2jfD_BwE

Lisa Stabryla, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), experiences very unique obsessions falling under the OCD subtype of memory hoarding, as well as perfectionism, rumination, and checking. Listen in to learn what all of that means!

Helpful resources:

• https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/info/related-symptoms-conditions/could-photo-hoarding-be-a-mental-health-issue
  

Ty Oreskovic, a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC), was diagnosed with OCD when he was 18 but had been experiencing symptoms since he was just a toddler. Now, he is almost entirely free from the disorder and talks about his observations in his clients at Belmont Anxiety and Depression Center.

Resources mentioned:

• https://iocdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11-Obsessive-Concerns-Checklist.pdf
• https://iocdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/12-Compulsive-Activities-Checklist.pdf
• https://www.intermed.com/hubfs/Website%20Forms/Behavioral%20Health%20Forms/Assessments%20and%20Questionnaires/Yale-Brown-Obsessive-Compulsive-Scale-Y-BOCS_July-2022.pdf?hsLang=en
  

My sister Vanessa is a 14-year-old student who has struggled with OCD for many years. Tune in to hear her discuss how OCD affects her in school and the unique ways she navigates through her day.

This is the introductory episode of Tell Me What OCD Is Really Like! Tune in to get a feel for what this podcast will cover, as well as my inspiration for the project.