{"podcast":{"title":"Breaking Free from OCD, Anxiety & Stress with Matt Codde","slug":"breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100","podcast_index_feed_id":1194100,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef0923c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.restoredminds.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2406471/2406471-1744361311983-79e1f5d38f99e.jpg","author":"Matthew Codde LCSW","episode_count":538,"summary":"The Breaking Free from OCD, Anxiety & Stress Podcast is hosted by Matt Codde. Visit www.restoredminds.com/about to know more about Matt! In this podcast, you’re going to learn practical steps on the journey to recovery. In each episode, we will discuss common challenges and provide you with evidence-based strategies to help you overcome them. At Restored Minds, we believe that recovery is possible for everyone and it's our mission to give you the tools to help you build better mental health so you can become the best version of yourself.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T10:20:57.350764+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100"},"episode":{"title":"Why Your OCD Isn't Getting Better: 5 Hidden Mental Compulsions Sabotaging Your Recovery","slug":"why-your-ocd-isn-t-getting-better-5-hidden-mental-compulsions-sabotaging-your-recovery","published_at":"2026-04-30T22:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100/why-your-ocd-isn-t-getting-better-5-hidden-mental-compulsions-sabotaging-your-recovery","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoredminds/episodes/Why-Your-OCD-Isnt-Getting-Better-5-Hidden-Mental-Compulsions-Sabotaging-Your-Recovery-e3in0ms","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef0923c/podcast/play/119292060/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-30%2F423206774-44100-2-1a62b1375b0a.mp3","summary":"Most people with OCD focus on the visible rituals — washing, checking, or avoiding. But the compulsions that most often keep the loop alive are invisible: they happen entirely inside your head. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, breaks down the five mental compulsions that he sees most often in his work with OCD and anxiety clients — behaviors like rumination, mental checking, mental reviewing, mental reassurance, and mental neutralization. If you've ever wondered why your OCD isn't getting better even though you've cut back on physical rituals, this episode is for you. Matt explains that 80–90% of most people's compulsive behavior is mental — and most therapists never even address it. Understanding these patterns is the first step toward breaking the loop for good. Matt also explains why the distinction between the intrusive thought (the obsession — outside your control) and everything you do afterward (the compulsion — within your agency) is the key insight that empowers real recovery. 🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅Understand why 80–90% of OCD compulsions are mental, not physical — and why most therapists miss them ✅Learn the critical difference between an intrusive thought (the obsession) and the mental behaviors you do in response (the compulsion) ✅Identify rumination, mental checking, mental reviewing, mental reassurance, and mental neutralization in your own experience ✅See why searching for an intrusive thought actually creates it — the white bear effect explained ✅Understand why even "correct" self-talk (like repeating "this is OCD") can become a compulsion when done with the wrong intention ✅Discover why the Triple A Response is the first tool Matt uses to address mental compulsions with every client ✅Learn why breaking the OCD loop…","meta_description":"Most people with OCD focus on the visible rituals — washing, checking, or avoiding. But the compulsions that most often keep the loop alive are invisible:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100/episodes/why-your-ocd-isn-t-getting-better-5-hidden-mental-compulsions-sabotaging-your-recovery/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100/why-your-ocd-isn-t-getting-better-5-hidden-mental-compulsions-sabotaging-your-recovery.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}