# 160. OCD & Grief: How Trauma Hijacks Your Mind | Real Stories & Coping Tips

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Podcast: [The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ocd-whisperer-podcast-with-kristina-orlova-1214844)
Published: 2025-11-29T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://ocdwhisperer.podbean.com/e/160-ocd-grief-how-trauma-hijacks-your-mind-real-stories-coping-tips/
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Duration seconds: 2824

## Resource

🧠 Can you grieve “correctly” when you have OCD? In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Krista Reed, clinical social worker and specialist in OCD, BFRBs, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Together, they explore how grief, loss, and real-life emotional pain interact with OCD — and how deeply the experience can impact identity, relationships, and recovery. ❤️Krista opens up about: • The childhood loss that first ignited her OCD • How witnessing traumatic events shaped her fears • The return of old compulsions — and the arrival of new ones — after recent family deaths • The struggle of balancing caregiving, parenting, and severe OCD during her father’s hospitalization Whether you’re navigating OCD yourself or supporting someone who is, this episode offers compassion, insight, and the reminder that there is no right or wrong way to grieve. 📲 About Krista Reed (guest): • OCD/BDD/BFRB Specialist in KS • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristaruthreed/?hl=en • Breathe Between Battles: A Daily Reflection Journal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSL41QCR?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_SKM3AA2QVVQ5B5MHYS9Q&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_SKM3AA2QVVQ5B5MHYS9Q&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_SKM3AA2QVVQ5B5MHYS9Q&bestFormat=true ✂️ TIMESTAMPS:[00:00] – Krista’s Story: Becoming an OCD Specialist Because She Had No Choice[00:40] – Why We’re Talking: Real-Life Grief Colliding With OCD[02:19] – The Moment It All Started: A Childhood Death That Changed Everything[04:42] – Misunderstood Trauma: When a Small-Town Tragedy Sparks Lifelong OCD[07:48] – The Hospital Nightmare: Krista’s Dad Nearly Dies and OCD Explodes[08:17] – “What If I Want Him to Die?” The Darkest OCD Thoughts No One Talks About[10:39] – The Heartbreaking Moment: Her Dad Wakes Up and D…

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