Podcast

The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

Author: TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast
Feed episode count: 600
Official site: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com
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Summary

In this podcast we explore how to have a more positive relationship with OCD and anxiety, taking back control so that you can start living the life you choose and not the one chosen by your fears. Each week I interview a range of experts, therapists, coaches and other professionals to find out about the best ways to manage OCD and anxiety. In addition I also interview sufferers of OCD and anxiety as sharing our storiesof dealing with mental health issues is incredibly helpful.

Episodes

Aug 1, 2026 · not_requested

From Terror to Agency: Adriana’s Journey Out of OCD

Duration seconds: 2058
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/from-terror-to-agency-adriana-s-journey-out-of-ocd/

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Jul 29, 2026 · not_requested

When OCD Feels Like a Storm: Step Back, Observe, Breathe

Duration seconds: 692
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-ocd-feels-like-a-storm-step-back-observe-breathe/

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Jul 25, 2026 · not_requested

OCD Acceptance vs Tolerance: A Better Way to Handle Intrusive Thoughts

Duration seconds: 888
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-acceptance-fails-choose-tolerance-for-ocd-anxiety/

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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Why You Can’t Stop Overthinking with OCD — Even When You Know It’s Pointless

Duration seconds: 853
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/stuck-thinking-why-ocd-keeps-you-overanalyzing/

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Jul 18, 2026 · not_requested

What to Do in the First 10 Seconds of an OCD Trigger

Duration seconds: 836
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/what-to-do-in-the-first-10-seconds-of-an-ocd-trigger/

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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

Why You Can’t Stop Overthinking — And How to Break the Cycle

Duration seconds: 723
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/breaking-free-from-overthinking-the-3-step-method/

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Jul 11, 2026 · not_requested

The Hidden Energy Cost of OCD: Why You Feel So Drained

Duration seconds: 915
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/the-hidden-energy-cost-of-ocd-how-stress-drains-you/

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

OCD Setbacks: Not Back to Square 1

Duration seconds: 665
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-ocd-feels-like-a-setback-youre-not-back-to-square-one/

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Jul 4, 2026 · not_requested

OCD - Your Fork in the Road

Duration seconds: 483
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/fork-in-the-road-choosing-freedom-over-ocd/

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

OCD Rumination: The Night I Got Trapped in My Head

Duration seconds: 658
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/locked-away-my-21st-birthday-and-the-ocd-loop/

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Jun 27, 2026 · not_requested

How a Sense of Urgency Keeps You Stuck in Rumination

Duration seconds: 554
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/the-urgency-trap-how-ocd-tricks-you-into-checking/

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

How To Let Go When OCD Triggers You

Duration seconds: 545
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/let-go-stop-squeezing-the-broken-glass-of-ocd/

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Jun 20, 2026 · not_requested

OCD's One Trick

Duration seconds: 519
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/the-one-trick-ocd-uses-to-keep-you-stuck/

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Take One More Paddle: What Surfing Taught Me About OCD Recovery

Duration seconds: 675
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/take-one-more-paddle-what-surfing-taught-me-about-ocd-recovery/

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Jun 13, 2026 · not_requested

When OCD Turns Decisions Into Traps

Duration seconds: 577
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-ocd-turns-decisions-into-traps/

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

The Most Confusing Part of OCD Recovery

Duration seconds: 599
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-getting-better-feels-worse-why-ocd-gets-louder-as-you-heal/

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Jun 6, 2026 · not_requested

OCD and Regret: When the Past Becomes a Compulsion

Duration seconds: 494
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-nostalgia-becomes-an-ocd-trap/

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

OCD Rumination: When Thinking Becomes the Trap

Duration seconds: 983
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/trapped-in-your-thoughts-how-rumination-fuels-ocd/

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May 30, 2026 · not_requested

The Limiting Beliefs That Keep OCD Alive

Duration seconds: 803
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-ocd-becomes-your-story-breaking-free-from-limiting-beliefs/

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Not Ready, Still Moving: OCD, Anxiety and the Next Step

Duration seconds: 728
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/carrying-anxiety-my-27k-mountain-race-and-what-it-taught-me/

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May 23, 2026 · not_requested

OCD Whack-a-Mole: Stop Chasing Certainty

Duration seconds: 456
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/the-whack-a-mole-of-ocd-stop-chasing-certainty/

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Stop Fighting OCD: Why Resistance Keeps You Stuck

Duration seconds: 505
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/stop-fighting-ocd-why-anger-keeps-you-stuck/

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May 16, 2026 · not_requested

When Recovery Means Living Bigger Than Anxiety

Duration seconds: 809
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/running-through-fear-how-a-trail-race-rewrote-my-ocd-story/

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

When Caring Becomes a Burden: Hyper‑Responsibility OCD Explained

Duration seconds: 754
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-caring-becomes-a-burden-hyper%e2%80%91responsibility-ocd-explained/

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May 9, 2026 · not_requested

Is ChatGPT Making Your OCD Worse?

Duration seconds: 662
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/ai-and-ocd-when-chatgpt-becomes-a-reassurance-trap/

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

This Is Why OCD Feels Impossible to Switch Off

Duration seconds: 723
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/why-ocd-keeps-you-on-when-theres-nothing-wrong/

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May 2, 2026 · not_requested

When Love Feels Uncertain: My Battle with Relationship OCD

Duration seconds: 649
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-love-feels-uncertain-my-battle-with-relationship-ocd/

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

When Your Mind Betrays You: Understanding Harm OCD

Duration seconds: 1021
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-your-mind-betrays-you-understanding-harm-ocd/

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Apr 25, 2026 · not_requested

The OCD Memory Loop: Why Reviewing Makes It Worse

Duration seconds: 832
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/trapped-in-the-memory-loop-breaking-ocds-replay/

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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

Why OCD Makes You Overthink for Hours (And How to Break the Cycle)

Duration seconds: 904
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/stuck-in-quicksand-how-to-break-the-overthinking-loop/

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Apr 18, 2026 · not_requested

When Thinking Becomes the Compulsion - Overcoming Pure O Rumination

Duration seconds: 789
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-thinking-becomes-the-compulsion-%e2%80%94-overcoming-pure-o-rumination/

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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

Why You Can’t Relax: OCD’s Hidden Fuel

Duration seconds: 817
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/why-you-cant-switch-off-the-hidden-fuel-behind-ocd/

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Apr 11, 2026 · not_requested

Escaping Existential OCD

Duration seconds: 797
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-why-becomes-a-trap-escaping-existential-ocd/

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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

The Present-Moment Superpower: Stop Rumination and Beat OCD

Duration seconds: 621
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/the-present-moment-superpower-stop-rumination-and-beat-ocd/

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Apr 4, 2026 · not_requested

Episode 600: When Therapy Fuels OCD — What to Watch For

Duration seconds: 637
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-600-when-therapy-fuels-ocd-%e2%80%94-what-to-watch-for/

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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

From the Chaos of OCD to Inner Peace

Duration seconds: 746
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/from-chaos-to-calm-reclaiming-power-over-ocd/

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Mar 28, 2026 · not_requested

I only have mental compulsions - Pure OCD

Duration seconds: 652
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/inside-pure-o-when-ocd-lives-in-your-head/

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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

How to Support a Partner with Relationship OCD (ROCD)

Duration seconds: 1294
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-love-feels-uncertain-supporting-a-partner-with-rocd/

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Mar 21, 2026 · not_requested

Anna’s OCD Story: From Suffering to Supporting Others

Duration seconds: 1756
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/from-childhood-checks-to-calm-anna-s-ocd-recovery-journey/

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Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested

Why OCD Recovery Feels Wrong at First

Duration seconds: 609
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-recovery-feels-worse-why-ocd-gets-louder-before-it-fades/

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Mar 14, 2026 · not_requested

How To Tolerate Uncertainty In OCD

Duration seconds: 703
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/embrace-uncertainty-the-key-to-overcoming-ocd/

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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

When OCD Targets What You Love Most

Duration seconds: 881
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-ocd-targets-what-you-love-how-to-unhook-and-reclaim-your-life/

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Mar 7, 2026 · not_requested

Why Control Fuels OCD

Duration seconds: 1008
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/stop-chasing-certainty-how-control-feeds-ocd/

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Mar 4, 2026 · not_requested

When People Laugh At Your OCD

Duration seconds: 925
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-people-laugh-handling-mockery-about-ocd/

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Feb 28, 2026 · not_requested

The Most Dangerous Belief in OCD

Duration seconds: 1212
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/let-go-of-certainty-break-the-ocd-cycle/

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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

How to Unhook From OCD Thoughts Fast

Duration seconds: 942
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/when-ocd-bites-how-to-unhook-before-the-trap-closes/

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Feb 21, 2026 · not_requested

5 Sneaky Mistakes Keeping You Stuck with Sensorimotor OCD

Duration seconds: 854
Source: https://TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast.podbean.com/e/5-sneaky-mistakes-keeping-you-stuck-with-sensory-motor-ocd/

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