# Why Your OCD Work Isn't Working (It's the Starting Point)

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Podcast: [Breaking Free from OCD, Anxiety & Stress with Matt Codde](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100)
Published: 2026-06-09T22:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

If you've tried ERP, meditation, supplements, and every tool you can find but still feel stuck, the problem likely isn't the tools. It's the belief you're bringing to them. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW breaks down why approaching OCD and anxiety recovery from a "fix the problem" mindset actually reinforces the cycle and what to do instead. Most people with intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, and anxiety come at recovery from a place of internal resistance, a belief that their thoughts and feelings are wrong, broken, or bad. But that belief is the root of the loop. Matt explains how the Triple-A Response™ and tools like ERP are designed not to eliminate thoughts and feelings, but to create non-resistance, so that emotion can move through the nervous system naturally and completely. This episode reframes what recovery actually looks like and how to measure real progress. If you've been asking "why am I not getting better?" this episode will shift how you understand the work entirely. 🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ Understand why approaching OCD recovery from a "problem-solution" mindset keeps you stuck ✅ Learn how internal resistance toward your emotions creates and sustains the anxiety cycle ✅ Understand why your thoughts and feelings are not abnormal or diseased ✅ See why tools like ERP and the AAA response are designed for non-resistance, not thought elimination ✅ Learn how to correctly measure progress in OCD and anxiety recovery ✅ Understand what it means to transcend fear rather than manage or suppress it ✅ See how adopting the right paradigm is the foundation all recovery tools are meant to rest on 🚀 Resources to Help You Heal: 📥 FREE Recovery Guide Start your journey to freedom from OCD and anxiety with expert tools and st…

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