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Laura Mole | OCD Therapist

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🙋‍♀️OCD Therapist for adults/ teenagers
👩‍💼Using ERP with OCD, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety
💂‍♀️Based in London working Online

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Harm OCD or HOCD has you believing that those flashes if intrusive thoughts about danger could become real. Even better, that you're behind some major crime spree. It's terrifying, and can make people feel really depressed, as they think they are capable of such things.

OCD lies to us, to make us think that our worst case scenarios could happen. If you're a good person who would never hurt a fly, it's really likey that you'll get HOCD.

Just know, you're not alone, it's really treatable, and you're not as dangerous as Dorris would have you believe x

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8 months ago

Sometimes, you just have to fondle a raw chicken to help people with their OCD.

Im an OCD therapist, and Im never going to ask you to do uncomfortable things without doing it myself.

For some watching this reel, it will be an exposure in itself to watch. I gently give you the challenge to watch this video every day for 7 days without doing any "safety seeking" or trying to calm yourself down. Then tell me if it makes you feel as distressed 🥰

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6 months ago

Sometimes you just need to lick a shoe.

In ERP we often do exposures that we don't expect our clients to do, but WHY?!

1. Solidarity - I know you're doing a scary thing, so I'm going to do a scary thing. We are in this together.

2. To show that 9/10 nothing bad happens, and even if it does, the worst case scenario never usually happens.

What exposures have you conquered this week?

Proud of you ☺️

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4 months ago

We do a Listener Question feature in our episodes and this one was all about fears of changing careers or choosing to write when you have OCD.

@urbwrites gave a fantastic and inspiring answer so we had to share.

OCD can be debilitating. It can also be something that you can live with and pursue your aspirations.

Make sure you follow Louis and check out his book links, to see characters with OCD represented in books that you can enjoy.

Remember, you can access the full episode this relates to by searching 'Just Checking' on your podcast streaming platforms or by commenting 'link' for us to send you the link to the direct episode. And please don't forget to follow this page and subscribe to the podcast for free so you don't miss out on any of the clips and shows, and share them to get the information to more people it could help. As always, we would also love to hear your Weekly Wins, Listener Questions, and feedback too!

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Not only did @urbwrites go through how OCD helped his writing, he also explained his experiences with what he describes as Pure O.

It can be really scary to have these thoughts, and we think Louis explains how they felt really well.

Remember, you can access the full episode this relates to by searching 'Just Checking' on your podcast streaming platforms or by commenting 'link' for us to send you the link to the direct episode. And please don't forget to follow this page and subscribe to the podcast for free so you don't miss out on any of the clips and shows, and share them to get the information to more people it could help. As always, we would also love to hear your Weekly Wins, Listener Questions, and feedback too!

@ocdtherapylaura
@jess_helps_your_ocd

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2 days ago

OCD comes in many forms, and a common one is when youre driving. Starts with being "extra safe" with a few more checks, until you have to drive back and check things, then eventually not drive at all.

This video is funny, but OCD isnt. OCD awareness week is so important so that we get real examples out there to people of what this looks like. Why? Because its treatable!

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3 days ago

This week's podcast episode is an interview with the amazing @urbwrites sharing his story of pure O and how he uses his OCD to write best selling books, with characters with OCD in them too.

If you are looking for an honest account of OCD that gives you hope and even practical tips of how to use an OCD brain to write, this episode is for you.

Remember, you can access the full episode this relates to by searching 'Just Checking' on your podcast streaming platforms or by commenting 'link' for us to send you the link to the direct episode. And please don't forget to follow this page and subscribe to the podcast for free so you don't miss out on any of the clips and shows, and share them to get the information to more people it could help.

Don't forget to follow Louis to get access to his books.

As always, we would also love to hear your Weekly Wins, Listener Questions, and feedback too!

@ocdtherapylaura
@jess_helps_your_ocd

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4 days ago

The purpose of OCD Awareness Week is to raise awareness of what OCD actually is and to reduce stigma.

This week. we are sharing clips from some of our episodes that cover some of the lesser-discussed OCD themes.

This is a clip from our episode on a type of contamination OCD that doesn't respond to treatment in the same way of others- it is fuelled by a sense of disgust and the fear isn't about illness, it is about trying to preserve a sense of safety.

This one resonated with a lot of people who have tried ERP for contamination fears and had to stop when it didn't help. It also got a lot of therapists rethinking what to look for and how to approach this.

If you have any questions about this theme or want to share how it feels to raise awareness, let us know!

Remember, you can access the full episode this relates to by searching 'Just Checking' on your podcast streaming platforms or by commenting 'link' for us to send you the link to the direct episode. And please don't forget to follow this page and subscribe to the podcast for free so you don't miss out on any of the clips and shows, and share them to get the information to more people it could help. As always, we would also love to hear your Weekly Wins, Listener Questions, and feedback too!

@ocdtherapylaura
@jess_helps_your_ocd
@iocdf

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5 days ago

Hospitals and contamination fears go hand in hand even without OCD. But when you have contamination OCD, this is even worse.

This week on the Just Checking OCD podcast Laura and Jess go through the misunderstandings of this well known condition.

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6 days ago

OCD is life limiting if left untreated. This week we have the contamination episode out. One of the most misrepresented subtypes out there.

Listen now for the real story on all major podcast platforms.

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9 days ago

Contamination OCD Episode out now!

Like cleaning? - Nope
Like showering? - Nope
Like washing hands? - Nope

Think something really REALLY bad might happen if you dont do those things? - yep, contamination OCD

Find out more in this episode about what contamination OCD is really like, and why its not just a cleanliness preference.

#ocdawareness #contaminationocd #mentalhealthpodcast #justchecking #ocd taken in London, United Kingdom by @ocdtherapylaura

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11 days ago

Little OCD topic teaser there.

Can you guess what we are covering tomorrow?

It is a theme you might already associate with OCD without realising how debilitating it can be.

We hopefully did it justice in really explaining how hard it can be and what we can do about it.

Remember, you can access the full episode this relates to by searching 'Just Checking' on your podcast streaming platforms or by commenting 'link' for us to send you the link to the direct episode. And please don't forget to follow this page and subscribe to the podcast for free so you don't miss out on any of the clips and shows, and share them to get the information to more people it could help. As always, we would also love to hear your Weekly Wins, Listener Questions, and feedback too!

@ocdtherapylaura @jess_helps_your_ocd

#contaminationocd #exposures #mentalhealth #ocdpodcast #erp by @ocdtherapylaura

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