In episode 9 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed David Adam. David is an editor and author of the book "The man who couldn't stop".
Show notes:
David’s OCD story (2:10)
Medication (3:45)
What started David’s recovery (4:05)
Group therapy (5:40)
OCD and HIV obsessions. How the media can play a part in new obsessions (8:20)
How David Researched his book (11:15)
David’s ERP pyramid (14:20)
David’s advice for doing ERP (16:00)
Accepting uncertainty, and why you are already great at it! (22:40)
Relaxation and distraction (26:40)
“What would most people do?” phrase (29:40)
Advice for not reassurance seeking (32:50)
Ignorance that is pure, and how to deal with it (36:30)
How David describes OCD to someone (39:00)
The one piece of advice David would give to someone with OCD (41:10)
What David would have one his billboard (45:00)
Find out more about David:
David on Twitter @DavidNeilAdam
His book: The man who couldn’t stop: OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought (Amazon.co.uk/Amazon.com)
Resources mentioned:
David’s talk at the OCD Action conference
To your success,
Stuart and The OCD Stories team
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