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You've been going over it in your head for an hour. Why aren't you more sure?

 

In this solo episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova, LMFT, an OCD and anxiety specialist, explains rumination: the one compulsion nobody can see. If you keep replaying, analyzing and reviewing a thought until you feel sure, this episode shows you how to tell rumination...


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Why do standard starting doses hit people with OCD and anxiety so hard?

 

In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Dr. Weston Fisher, an OCD and anxiety psychiatrist who co-directed the UCSF Anxiety and OCD Clinic before launching the Anxiety Relief Clinic, a telehealth practice focused on medication management for OCD and anxiet...


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Why does looking for the best option leave you more stuck than when you started?

 

In this solo episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova, LMFT, an OCD and anxiety specialist, breaks down what people are calling optimization OCD: when a choice can't be just good enough, it has to be the best. If you're overthinking every decision, rechecking choices ...


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Why does trying harder to stop an intrusive thought only make it louder?

 

In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Dr. Reid Wilson, director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center in Chapel Hill, NC, and author of the new book Quiet Your OCD Brain. Together, they explore why fighting intrusive thoughts keeps OCD going, and wh...


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Why do you know it's just a thought, but still feel the need to check what it means?

 

In this episode, Kristina explores:

• Why OCD can make an intrusive thought feel urgent, real, and impossible to ignore

• How repeatedly checking your thoughts, feelings, and memories can become a mental compulsion

• Why you might feel better after checkin...


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