Tell Me What You're Proud Of with Dr. Maggie Perry

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With everything going on in the world right now we felt sharing some simple and effective strategies for dealing with health anxiety and uncertainty around the Corona Virus (Covid-19) might be helpful.

Dr. Sheftel is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Portland Anxiety Clinic, LLC. She is committed to integrating evidence-based models with the wisdom of person-focused care in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to meet the specific needs of each individual. Dr. Sheftel has experience working as a VA psychologist and expertise providing the gold standard in research based PTSD treatment, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE). Dr. Sheftel works with adolescents and adults in the office, community, and home-based settings.

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1:08 Worry vs. intrusive thoughts - what’s the difference?

4:01 Everybody worries, but not everybody has the same physiological response to worry

9:21  The link between health anxiety and compulsive behavior

13:45 Options for dealing with unwanted, intrusive thoughts

20:22 A powerful self-compassion exercise for times of crisis

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Welcome to our first real therapy session episode featuring a real client who we will refer to as "Sophie".  This is part 1 of a 4 part series that will also feature Dr. Reid Wilson (Director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center) as our expert consultant in helping "Sophie" deal with and overcome her anxiety and OCD. 

In this episode we discuss the difference between OCD and Anxiety, how biological vulnerabilities can play a part, helpful frameworks for dealing with these issues, the power of exposures and so much more! 

If you or anyone you know suffers from anxiety and/or OCD we think you will not only enjoy this episode but come away with multiple effective and actionable strategies for dealing with and thriving through these seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

NOTE: All names, identifying characteristics, voices, details, etc have been changed to protect the identity of "Sophie"

0:45 Why Sophie sought psychotherapy

3:00 OCD vs anxiety

8:00 Sophie overcoming fears to seek therapy

9:30 OCD and anxiety disorders are biological vulnerabilities

10:45 The framework that has helped Sophie

14:30 Sophie’s process for overcoming OCD so far

15:45 How Sophie knows what’s active & what to do about it

17:45 Sophie’s experiencing dealing with OCD

21:00 Intensity of thoughts in OCD

22:30 Felt reasonable to do compulsions

26:15 Recognizing she is having anxious/OCD thoughts

27:30 How to do exposures & what drives her to do it

31:30 Exposures that help Sophie most

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Reid Wilson, Ph.D. (https://www.anxieties.com) is the Director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Wilson has presented to audiences throughout the world on the treatment of anxiety disorders. His books are translated into nine languages: Stopping the Noise in Your Head: The New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry (HCI Books), Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks (Harper), and Facing Panic: Self-Help for People with Panic Attacks (ADAA).

Dr. Wilson serves as the Expert for WebMD’s Anxiety and Panic Community. His free self-help website – www.anxieties.com – serves 500,000 visitors per year. Television appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Katie Show, Good Morning America, and CNN. He has served as psychologist in an episode of A&E’s Hoarders.

In 2014 he was honored with the highest award given by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and he was presented the 2019 Service Award by the International OCD Foundation.

2:50 Why you can’t just meditate anxiety disorders away

5:17 The required belief change around what it means to feel anxious

6:45 Anxiety isn’t about any specific trigger, but the overriding intolerance of uncertainty

9:10 Viewing anxiety as an opportunity

17:00 The “big ask” of therapy: trusting the therapist, and the process

19:13 Successful treatment is all about handling the moments

21:37 Group therapy for anxiety

24:40 Functional goals vs. distress goals

25:30 What is “recovery”? What does it look like to be “recovered” from anxiety?

34:00 The role of resistance

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Dr. Martin Seif (https://drmartinseif.com/) is the founder of the Anxiety and Depression Foundation of America (https://adaa.org/), a foundation established in 1979 that advocates for and creates awareness of conditions and disorders related to anxiety and depression. Dr. Seif has created many innovative therapy techniques to combat and manage disorders such as panic disorders, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other specific phobias. As a lecturer at the American Psychological Association, The International Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, and The Anxiety and Depression Association, Dr. Seif wears many hats and has touched the lives of many. Through "Freedom to Fly" (https://drmartinseif.com/fear-of-flying/), an airport-based program, Dr. Seif helped hundreds of individuals with fear of flying overcome their phobias and worked with more “fearful fliers” than any other clinician in the United States. Dr. Martin Seif holds many credentials, both personal and professional, and his additional work as an author and privately-practicing psychologist (licensed in both New York and Connecticut) is remarkable.

4:24 How you feel about the way you feel

5:56 Focusing too much on the cause of the anxiety only produces more anxiety

6:51 How to look at your anxiety from another angle

11:49 The harder you try to push the anxiety away, the harder it comes back

14:30 How copings skills relate to overcoming anxiety

15:35 Coping skills and how to overcome anxieties or phobias

17:17 Avoiding avoidance's

19:30 Every time you feel anxiety is a time to celebrate because it means another chance to practice coping skills.

26:36 Exposure especially may create feelings of self criticism.

33:21 Put my foot on their tush and push!

35:04 Takes courage to overcome anxiety disorders

39:33 Being proud of individuals who overcome their anxiety disorders.

41:43 The mind is a wonderful servant but a poor Master

42:17 Humor is a good sign of progress

42:32 A realistic way to look at recovery

45:45 Tolerable thoughts versus intolerable thoughts

47:14 Recovery doesn't feel exceptional. It feels ordinary

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Check out http://TellMeWhatYoureProudOf.com/ for this week's TOP 8 Anxiety + OCD relieving strategies and to try our Guided Meditation for Anxiety + OCD Relief.

Follow us on Instagram @TellMeWhatYoureProudOf (https://www.instagram.com/tellmewhatyoureproudof/) for more helpful Anxiety and OCD tips.

Our goal is to show everyone that they are not alone, there is nothing wrong with them, and help guide them to a more peaceful and enjoyable way of life so if you feel any benefit from this episode please let us know by leaving an iTunes review, sharing this episode on social media and emailing a link to anyone you think would also find benefit here. Thank you. 

Disclaimer: Please consult your doctor or therapist before attempting any strategies shared. 

Dr. Winston is recognized regionally and nationally for her expertise in the treatment of anxiety disorders. After working at Sheppard Pratt Hospital for 17 years, she co-founded The Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland in 1992 (https://www.anxietyandstress.com).  She has served multiple roles including Chair of the Clinical Advisory Board of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and was honored with the first Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award in 2011. She is co-author of What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Anxiety Disorders: Key Concepts, Insights and Interventions (Routledge, 2014) (https://www.amazon.com/Every-Therapist-Needs-Anxiety-Disorders/dp/B00ZT1RNGO).

1:12 How Dr. Sally Winston got interested in anxiety and OCD

4:30 How Dr. Claire Weekes treatment strategies became part of her practice through the 80’s and 90’s

6:10 How has the perception of anxiety changed over your career?

7:20 Where does the anxiety stigma come from?

8:40 If everyone has repetitive meaningless thoughts why do they cause some people to have anxiety?

11:00 Exposure and response prevention

14:45 How do you know if you are doing exposure therapy right?

19:58 What are you proud of?

21:44 Should I Ignore Or Process This Thought?

24:22 Anything that’s actually a problem is a problem 3 days later

25:45 Recovery Occurs When The Symptoms No Longer Matter. Not when they no longer occur.

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