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OCD and Intrusive Thoughts: I Worry I’ll Hurt My Family

OCD and Intrusive Thoughts: I Worry I’ll Hurt My Family

  • February 20, 2022
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In episode 290, I received a question from a listener who has OCD and struggles with intrusive thoughts particularly related to the worry of harm coming to their family and friends. In this post, I discuss the topics of OCD and intrusive thoughts and offer my thoughts on what you can do to help combat unhelpful ruminations such as this.

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Episode 290: Intrusive Thoughts of Harming Family & Ruminating About Therapy

Episode 290: Intrusive Thoughts of Harming Family & Ruminating About Therapy

  • February 18, 2022
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Hello, friends! In this Q&A, I answer questions relating to OCD, intrusive thoughts, and rumination focused around the fear of harm coming to friends and family. Plus, is it okay to ruminate about therapy?

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Episode 194: Postpartum Anxiety, Traumatized by a Thought, Avoiding Activities

Episode 194: Postpartum Anxiety, Traumatized by a Thought, Avoiding Activities

  • February 6, 2020
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Hello, friends! In this episode, I answer three really cool questions that are based around anxiety, covering activity avoidance, being traumatized by thought, and postpartum anxiety. Don’t forget to check out the 4th bonus question over on my Patreon.

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Episode 35: Brother with OCD, Social Anxiety in Therapy, and Stressful Job

  • November 9, 2016
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Thanks so much to those of you who recently left iTunes reviews. I really appreciate it. These are the three episodes that I took on this episode:

  • What can I do to help my brother with OCD?
  • What if social anxiety gets in the way of therapy?
  • How can I cope with my extremely stressful job?

I also mentioned some links in this episode…

Sorting Therapy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sorting-therapy-sort-colors/id1123877452?mt=8

Teen Vogue Article: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-to-expect-at-first-therapy-session-counseling

Dissertation: http://duffthepsych.com/internettherapy

TalkSpace Episode: http://duffthepsych.com/episode10

 

As always you can send me your questions at duffthepsych@gmail.com or http://twitter.com/duffthepsych

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