Breaking Taboos | Part 2
Understanding OCD and Finding the Right Treatment
This episode focuses on raising awareness about OCD and the importance of seeking specialized treatment. Erin, a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, OCD Specialist, and Christian, shares insights into the challenges of OCD, including taboo topics like pedophilia, harm OCD, and suicide OCD. She emphasizes the necessity of evidence-based treatment and debunking fears related to therapy, such as mandatory reporting concerns. The episode also features a discussion with a guest named Hannah, who shares her journey of overcoming OCD with the help of an OCD specialist and the impact of Exposure Response Prevention therapy. Additionally, Erin highlights the issue of OCD misdiagnosis and draws parallels between the importance of specialized treatment and other areas of life, like religious practice and sports coaching. Listeners are encouraged to seek treatment from OCD specialists and are informed about the support available through NoCD and Erin's own practice in North Carolina.
00:00 Raising Awareness About OCD with NoCD
00:34 Good Friday Greetings and Personal Introduction
01:28 The Importance of Seeing an OCD Specialist
04:17 Navigating Taboo Topics in OCD Therapy
09:34 Misdiagnosis and the Importance of Accurate OCD Treatment
18:13 Concluding Thoughts and Next Episode Teaser
The research referenced can be viewed here.
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